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Tajikistan’s Mountain Ecosystems at the Heart of National Sustainability
On December 11, 2023, a pivotal event in Dushanbe convened scholars, policymakers, and environmental advocates, reflecting a global surge in efforts to highlight the sustainability and preservation of mountainous regions. Organized by the Geographical Society of Tajikistan, this International Mountain Day initiative gathered national experts to evaluate the status of Tajikistan’s crucial mountain ecosystems…
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REPORT: Minorities Left Behind
In late 2022, Minority Rights Group International released a report that laid bare a long-standing truth: Tajikistan’s ethnic minorities are being systematically underserved, particularly in health, education, and political representation. For Yaghnobi communities — already facing the pressures of migration, cultural erosion, and environmental fragility — the findings came as no surprise. But they…
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Yaghnobi Ecology and Memory
The Yaghnob Valley is a place where the air remembers. Wind moves across stone, and plants that once fed generations still emerge from high mountain soil. But fewer people recognize them now. What once was knowledge — of herbs, animals, snowlines, and shadows — is now becoming memory. And memory, if left uncared for,…