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Kyrgyzstan environment
![A Remote Kyrgyz Village Fights for Survival as Mining Start Looms A Remote Kyrgyz Village Fights for Survival as Mining Start Looms](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-05-23-175602.jpg)
A Remote Kyrgyz Village Fights for Survival as Mining Start Looms
By Emilia Sulek
Nestled in Kyrgyzstan’s picturesque mountains, along a hydropower reservoir on the Naryn River, the village of Kyzyl-Beyit strives to preserve itself.
![Nuclear Power Plant Construction and Uranium Mining in Kyrgyzstan Pose Unacceptable Risks Nuclear Power Plant Construction and Uranium Mining in Kyrgyzstan Pose Unacceptable Risks](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-10-06-141037.jpg)
Nuclear Power Plant Construction and Uranium Mining in Kyrgyzstan Pose Unacceptable Risks
By Ilgiz Kambarov
Pursuing nuclear power is a perilous path for Kyrgyzstan, especially given the country's geological instability and a lack of domestic expertise and infrastructure.
![Kyrgyzstan to Return Issyk-Kul Resorts to Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan to Return Issyk-Kul Resorts to Uzbekistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-08-28-131213.jpg)
Kyrgyzstan to Return Issyk-Kul Resorts to Uzbekistan
By Colleen Wood
Ownership of four lakeside resorts built during the Soviet period is another facet of water diplomacy in Central Asia.
![Bishkek’s Bright Bins: Recycling Comes to the Kyrgyz Capital Bishkek’s Bright Bins: Recycling Comes to the Kyrgyz Capital](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-kyrgyz-recycling-bins.jpg)
Bishkek’s Bright Bins: Recycling Comes to the Kyrgyz Capital
By Colleen Wood
A new recycling initiative in Bishkek looks snazzy, but the intended environmental impact is dubious.
![Kyrgyzstan’s Green Economy Kyrgyzstan’s Green Economy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-06_15-38-15.jpg)
Kyrgyzstan’s Green Economy
By Henry James
How realistic are plans to transform Kyrgyzstan into a leader in environmental protection?
![Soviet Uranium Mines Still Have Deadly Impact in Kyrgyzstan Soviet Uranium Mines Still Have Deadly Impact in Kyrgyzstan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-12-13_14-26-07.jpg)
Soviet Uranium Mines Still Have Deadly Impact in Kyrgyzstan
By Ryskeldi Satke
Uranium tailings in South Kyrgyzstan pose an environmental risk in Central Asia.
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