Caspian Sea

Parvin Farshchi: I choose the Caspian Sea!

19/01/202621/01/2026 Kaspika 0 Comment Caspian Sea, Department of Environment, Iran, Kaspika Caspian seals Conservation Agency, Parvin Farshchi, Semnan Province

In March 2019, the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran (the Iranian Parliament) approved a project to transfer water from the Caspian Sea to arid central

Microplastic contamination in Caspian seals (Pusa caspica).

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First comprehensive quantification of microplastic contamination

05/01/202606/01/2026 Kaspika 0 Comment Caspian Sea, Caspian seal, microplastic pollution, Pusa caspica

The middle Caspian Sea, monitoring of dead Caspian seals stranded in Dagestan, December, 2020. Credited by N.R. Shumeyko, Kaspika Caspian Seals Conservation Agency.

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Headquarters for stabilisation of environmental situation in Dagestan

19/12/202527/12/2025 Kaspika 0 Comment Caspian Sea, Dagestan, Headquarters for Stabilisation of Situation in Field of Environmental Protection and Nature Management, Kaspika Caspian seals Conservation Agency, mass death of Caspian seals

The Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation has initiated an investigation into the causes of the unfavorable environmental situation in the Republic of Dagestan following

A Caspian seal pup, the northern Caspian, January 2023. An international expedition organised by CAIER, Caspian Seals Research and Rehabilitation Center, with the support of Saby Charitable Foundation. Photo by Sarah Del Ben, Icebreaker Nature Entertainment Studios.

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EIA Protocol to Tehran Convention enters into force

30/10/202519/11/2025 Kaspika 0 Comment Caspian countries, Caspian Sea, EIA Protocol, Kaspika Caspian seals Conservation Agency, Tehran Convention

On November 18, 2025, the Protocol on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context to the Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment

Seals hauling-out, Kendirli, Kazakhstan; credit Assel Baimukanova, Institute of Hydrobiology and Ecology, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

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Caspian Sea Decline

14/04/202523/11/2025 Kaspika 0 Comment Caspian Sea, Caspian seal, global warming, level decline, sturgeon

Urgent action is needed to protect endangered species, human health and industry from the impacts of the Caspian Sea shrinking,

The Caspian seal pup. ©Sarah Del Ben, Central Asian Institute of Ecological Research, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

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Rapid decline of Caspian Sea level

11/04/202515/10/2025 Kaspika 0 Comment Caspian Sea, Caspian seal, global warming, level decline, Phoca caspica, Pusa caspica, sturgeon

© 2025. Rebecca Court (1,12),* Matteo Lattuada (2,3,13), Nataliya Shumeyko (4), Mirgaliy Baimukanov (5), Tariyel Eybatov (6), Altynay Kaidarova (7), Elchin V. Mamedov (8), Eldar Rustamov (9), Aselle Tasmagambetova (7), Matthias Prange (10),