Since early 2023, Uzbekistan’s State Environmental Oversight Inspectorate has issued 4,700 orders demanding compensation for environmental damage totaling 322 b UZS, according to the Ministry of Ecology.
Key findings:
- 5,400 enterprises inspected
- 3,400 environmental violations identified
- 1,700 officials held accountable
- 245 companies suspended
- 60.3 bn UZS in compensation for pollution assessed
- 275 criminal cases opened by prosecutors
The inspectorate conducted over 3,500 raids, uncovering 111,000 violations of environmental law and issuing 115 billion UZS in administrative fines.
Kursiv Uzbekistan also reports on Tashkent’s efforts to create a digital registry of city trees.
