With the borders and ethnic leadership of China fluid, and the steppes of Mongolia vast and unbroken, readers are left with a ...

From the evening of January 4 to the present day, my access to information about events in my country has been rationed. That is not only because of the Kazakh government’s days-long blockade of the ...

Saryarka - Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan comprises two protected areas: Naurzum State Nature Reserve and Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve totalling 450,344 ha. It features wetlands of ...

Aims Few studies have focused on changes in the physical and chemical properties of soils that are induced by grazing at high altitudes. Our aim was to identify potential responses of soil to grazing ...

Played for centuries in Afghanistan's northern steppes, the national equestrian sport buzkashi, at the heart of Afghan identity, has evolved from a rough, rural pastime to a professionalised ...

Land use history reconstructions in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere indicate that periods of deforestation are often followed by natural afforestation, so that the long-term outcome at ...

Saryarka - Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan comprises two protected areas: Naurzum State Nature Reserve and Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve totalling 450,344 ha. It features wetlands of ...

4,000 years ago in the northern steppes of Eurasia, in the shadow of the Ural Mountains, a tiny settlement stood on a natural terrace overlooking the Samara River. In the late twentieth century, a ...