Roughly 71% of the Earth's surface is covered in water, but not all of it is created equal. The fresh water we need for survival accounts for only about 3.5% of all the liquid water on the planet, ...

The world’s largest landlocked water body is shrinking at a rate that could critically endanger an iconic seal species, put coastal communities at risk and release toxic dust, new research reveals.

The ecological crisis unfolding in the Caspian Sea has become one of the most pressing environmental challenges in Eurasia, affecting Azerbaijan, ...

FOR MANY living on Kazakhstan’s coast, it was obvious long ago. The Caspian Sea is drying up. The world’s largest inland body of water has dropped by two metres since the mid-1990s, shrinking by ...

Aktau, Kazakhstan – During his childhood, Adilbek Kozybakov’s mother always kept a jar of sturgeon caviar in the fridge. Each day, she would spoon it on small pieces of bread and butter for him and ...

As the annual UN climate conference (COP29) takes place in Baku, RFE/RL presents exclusive coverage of environmental issues that are often underreported from regions that are often overlooked. It's a ...

Rapid falls in the level of the Caspian Sea are affecting ports and oil shipments and threatening to inflict catastrophic damage on sturgeon and seal populations, according to Azerbaijani officials.

While everyone is watching the latest drama unfold in the Black Sea, mysterious shipping journeys are taking place in the Caspian Sea. The massive lake—the world’s largest—is bordered by Kazakhstan, ...