Coordinates 42°27'02.0"N 76°11'11.8"E Today, at the bottom of Lake Issyk-Kul, you can find almost anything - from the remains and artifacts of ancient settlements to rubber slippers, used car tires, and even old furniture. Moreover, the amount of modern "goods" in the lake is increasing year by year. Sometimes trash is retrieved from the bottom, but the amount of waste brought to the surface is incomparably smaller than what is thrown into the lake. The dirtiest underwater

Coordinates: 42°45'09.9"N 78°12'25.2"E On June 13, 2022, a team of divers and volunteers from the "Clean Issyk-Kul" Public Foundation will embark on a four-day business trip to the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul to continue the implementation of the "Save Issyk-Kul from Nets" Project (supported by ARGOS, CEPF, and the World Wildlife Fund). During this trip, the volunteer divers will conduct an inspection of the waters of the Tyup Bay near the pier of the village of

Coordinates: 42°44'43.5"N 78°13'03.9"E Today, one can find almost anything at the bottom of Lake Issyk-Kul - from the remains and artifacts of ancient settlements to rubber slippers, used car tires, and even old furniture. Moreover, the amount of modern "goods" in the lake increases year by year. Sometimes trash is retrieved from the bottom, but the quantity of waste brought to the surface is incomparably less than what is thrown into the lake. The main elements of the

42.622558, 73.891835 A traffic accident on the Bishkek–Osh road involving a fuel truck resulted in the death of a woman and contamination of the Kara-Balta River with petroleum products. On November 4, an accident occurred beyond the "Sosnovka" checkpoint. A 40-ton fuel truck loaded with fuel oil was traveling from the Jalal-Abad region. On the slippery road, the driver lost control, the vehicle overturned, and it crushed the rear part of a minivan. It later became clear that the fuel

Coordinates: Latitude 42.886830 Longitude 74.981379 On August 13, 2021, residents of the village of Krasnaya Rechka in the Ysyk-Ata district of Chui region contacted the editorial office of the project "Ecomap.kg" via WhatsApp with a problem. According to them, a canning factory of the agricultural enterprise "Tomat.kg" has been operating here for several years. Local residents have noticed that the dirty wastewater with production waste is repeatedly discharged into a

Coordinates: Latitude 43°059668 Longitude 74°134784 Summer 2021 was dry for all of Kyrgyzstan. However, the consequences of the water shortage are most acutely felt in the Chui region. Currently, the entire territory of the Chui Valley can be regarded, in one way or another, as a zone of ecological disaster and ecocide. According to specialists, the "Spartak" reservoir once had the largest variety of fish species in the Chui region and in Kyrgyzstan in general during "good

Coordinates: Latitude 43°059968 Longitude 74°134584 The summer of 2021 turned out to be dry for all of Kyrgyzstan. However, the consequences of the low water levels are most acutely felt in the Chui region. Currently, the entire territory of the Chui Valley can be viewed in one way or another as a zone of ecological disaster and ecocide. According to specialists, the "Spartak" reservoir used to host the largest number of fish species in the Chui region and in Kyrgyzstan as a whole

Coordinates: Latitude 42°837184 Longitude 73°687411 It is no secret that biological wastewater treatment is often not carried out. According to a report from the Ministry of Emergency Situations, about 70% of wastewater treatment facilities in the country are not operational. This is official statistics; however, experts believe that in reality, 95% of the treatment facilities are non-functional. These issues seem to be "deservedly forgotten" because, due to the established economy,

Coordinates: Latitude 42°788178 Longitude 73°610806 Semi-illegal dumps are one of the significant factors of pollution that negatively impact natural components: the atmosphere, water sources, soil, and the plant and animal world. By being placed directly on the soil cover, dumps remove a significant portion of land from agricultural use and the biosphere, introducing pollutants into them. When waste placed in unauthorized dumps ignites, poisonous and toxic substances are released into the

Coordinates: Latitude 42°298760 Longitude 73°513575 The Bishkek-Osh road experiences dozens of ecological disasters every year involving overturned fuel tankers, resulting in hundreds of tons of highly toxic petroleum products: kerosene, fuel oil, and gasoline spilled into high-altitude transboundary water intake rivers: Ablu-Naryn-Kara-Baltinka, Chychkan, and cubic meters of contaminated soil with complete destruction of flora and fauna in the tens of meters around. To eliminate the