SEOUL, January 30 (AJP) - The government of Kazakhstan has implemented a large-scale national environmental campaign titled Taza Kazakhstan, or Clean Kazakhstan, following an initiative by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. The movement aims to improve the environmental state of the country while fostering a culture of nature conservation and civic responsibility among its population.
The campaign serves as a central pillar of the country's social policy, focusing on both immediate physical cleanup and long-term behavioral change. It operates as part of a broader strategic framework, the Taza Kazakhstan Concept for the Development of Environmental Culture for 2024 to 2029, which was approved by the government in October 2024 to define state priorities in sustainable development.
During 2025, the campaign resulted in 1,250 environmental events held across the nation. Participants planted more than 18 million trees and cleaned over 1 million hectares of land. According to official data, the initiative successfully collected more than 800,000 tons of waste with the participation of approximately 6.5 million people.
A significant portion of the program focuses on the removal of illegal dumping sites. Authorities used satellite monitoring and 1,300 mobile groups to identify 3,833 illegal landfills, approximately 80 percent of which have been cleared. To facilitate public involvement, the government launched a Telegram chatbot that has processed more than 24,000 requests regarding waste removal and urban improvement.
The initiative also includes infrastructure development for waste management. Eight new solid waste landfills have been commissioned, and 22 projects for waste sorting and recycling are currently underway. these projects represent a total value of 89.4 billion tenge, or approximately 180 million USD, with an additional 40 projects currently in the development phase.
Educational programs have been integrated to support these environmental goals. Under the Adal Azamat program, which translates to Honest and Responsible Citizen, environmental education now reaches 87.2 percent of schoolchildren. Furthermore, 35 universities in Kazakhstan are training environmental specialists, supported by 2,358 state grants allocated for the 2025 to 2026 academic year.
The campaign aligns with the goals set in the 2024 Presidential State-of-the-Nation Address. Moving forward, the Kazakh government identified waste management, energy efficiency, and resource-saving technologies as potential areas for bilateral cooperation between Kazakhstan and the Republic of Korea.
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