One of the world's most unique waterways, Kazakhstan's Lake Balkhash is home to an abundance of rare aquatic species. Increasingly, however, the "pearl of Kazakhstan" is facing the combined threat of ...

Seen from the sky, with its turquoise waters stretching out into the desert expanses in the shape of a crescent, you can see why they call Lake Balkhash the "pearl of Kazakhstan". But pollution, ...

TASARAL, Kazakhstan -- In the tiny fishing village of Tasaral on the western shore of Kazakhstan's Lake Balkhash, the spawning season is a time for getting other things done. Fishing is banned during ...

Fears grow as Kazakhstan's Lake Balkhash faces pollution and climate threats ...

A teenager jumps into the water near the huge Kazakhmys copper plant on the shores of Lake Balkhach in Kazakhstan - Copyright AFP Ruslan PRYANIKOV A teenager jumps ...