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In Tajikistan, Coalition of Local Groups Unite Against Abandoned Pesticide Problem

By: Angela Bernhardt Sep 20 , 2018

Global Team Profile: Umed in Tajikistan Saves Families From Homes Built On Toxic Land

By: Sarah Berg May 18 , 2017

Umed and the Pure Earth remediation team in Tajikistan In the past year, Pure Earth's team in Tajikistan has been measuring vast regions, where dozens of decrepit pesticide warehouses from the Soviet era have been leaking into the surrounding soil and water. When...

Eliminating Obsolete Pesticides in the Former Soviet Union

By: Sarah Berg Jan 29 , 2014

Over 40% of the world's stockpiles of obsolete pesticides, around 200,000 tons, are estimated to be still present in the former Soviet Union Republics including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Georgia, Moldova and Russian Federation. Blacksmith has been invited to join...
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