On December 19th, a briefing was held at the AIMC (Agency of Information and Mass Communications) building with the participation of Lola Rakhmanbaeva, the head of the Information Service of the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection, and Climate Change.

The event was dedicated to the work carried out within the framework of the nationwide project "Yashil Makon" ("Green space").

For information: in accordance with the set tasks at the video conference on October 11, 2023, chaired by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, regarding the implementation of the roadmap for expanding "green zones," a series of systematic activities were carried out throughout the country during the current year's autumn season.

In particular, working groups and headquarters were established in the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection, and Climate Change, the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regional hokimiyats, and in Tashkent city, as well as in district and city hokimiyats, to carry out high-quality work within the framework of the nationwide project "Yashil Makon."

In order to ensure price stability for seedlings in each district and city, forestry and nursery themes were involved, and plant fairs were organized in 721 points of sale. In total, 91 million plants have been planted within the "Yashil Makon" project, which is 107% of the planned target.

It should be noted that as a result of the implementation of mass greening measures, an increase in green plantations is being observed in the country. In particular, in collaboration with ministries, agencies, commercial banks, hokimiyats of Tashkent region and Tashkent city, 320,000 seedlings of decorative and fruit trees have been planted, as well as new gardens have been established on an area of   580 hectares of mountainous and foothill areas in the Bostanlyk district of Tashkent region.

Furthermore, a project has been developed to create plantations of fast-growing tree species around 196 existing waste collection points. Today, 182,000 tree seedlings have already been planted.

It is worth noting that in order to create "green belts" around industrial enterprises of I and II categories of environmental impact, 1,873,000 seedlings have been planted, and in forest land, 5,186,000 seedlings have been planted.

In addition, for the irrigation of plants in areas without water sources and the provision of irrigation systems, 893 water-discharge wells have been dug in the regions, and irrigation systems have been implemented over a length of 1,058.7 km, utilizing 610 special vehicles.

During the autumn period of this year, the Forestry Agency delivered 200 seedlings to each micro-district, totaling 2 million plants, and 836,000 seedlings were provided to preschool educational institutions. Additionally, the Ministry of Ecology delivered 900,000 plants to healthcare institutions.

"Green covers" have been created by the Forestry Agency on an area of   198,000 hectares of desert areas in the Aral Sea region of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, the dried-up bed of the Aral Sea, and other regions. This includes an area of 128,000 hectares in the Muynak district, 40,000 hectares in the Bukhara region, and 10,000 hectares in the Khorezm region.