Author: Jonathan Campion

Asia’s Top Three Towns for Air Quality All in Kazakhstan, Finds New Study — The Times of Central Asia

November 27, 2025

A new study into global air quality by the independent website HouseFresh has found that Kazakhstan is home to some of the world’s cleanest towns. The report also notes that one Kazakh city is also among the most polluted.  Using data from IQAir’s 2024 research, HouseFresh examined the average PM2.5 level – the number of … More Asia’s Top Three Towns for Air Quality All in Kazakhstan, Finds New Study — The Times of Central Asia

Once Lost from Kyrgyzstan, Little Bustard Population Soars in Northern Valleys — The Times of Central Asia

November 25, 2025

The Little Bustard, a pheasant-sized bird native to Asia and southern Europe, has reached a nesting population of around 1,900 individuals in Kyrgyzstan this year. This marks a remarkable recovery, as the species was nationally extinct in the country less than 20 years ago. The Little Bustard was listed as extinct in the Red Book … More Once Lost from Kyrgyzstan, Little Bustard Population Soars in Northern Valleys — The Times of Central Asia

Kazakhstan Gifts 1,500 Saiga Antelope to China — The Times of Central Asia

November 12, 2025

Loved for its handsome, bulbous nose, the saiga is found in large numbers across the Kazakh steppe. Once endangered in Kazakhstan, numbering as few as 40,000 in 2005, the antelope is in fact now overpopulated, as numbers have reached a record 4.1 million in 2025. … More Kazakhstan Gifts 1,500 Saiga Antelope to China — The Times of Central Asia

Nigora Fazliddin: The Social Media Storyteller Bringing Life in Tajikistan to the World – The Times of Central Asia

November 10, 2025

Nigora Fazliddin, a former journalist from Dushanbe, is part of a new generation of creators using social media to bridge cultural distances. Posting simple videos and photographs from her journeys in Tajikistan, she captures the landscapes and communities that outsiders, and even many Tajiks, rarely get to see. “This love I have for our land – its wild beauty, its silence, its soul – I try to share with others,” she tells The Times of Central Asia. … More Nigora Fazliddin: The Social Media Storyteller Bringing Life in Tajikistan to the World – The Times of Central Asia

Kyrgyzstan Adopts the Snow Leopard as Its National Symbol – The Times of Central Asia

November 8, 2025

It is hoped that the snow leopard’s new status will make it easier to increase the snow leopard population, allow more protected areas to be created, and generate more resources for Kyrgyzstan’s authorities to monitor their habitats and combat poaching. … More Kyrgyzstan Adopts the Snow Leopard as Its National Symbol – The Times of Central Asia

Speaking on Khabar TV in Kazakhstan: ‘Life’s Path’ with author Bayangali Alimzhanov

November 2, 2025

In November 2025 Kazakhstan’s national TV channel, Khabar, made a programme about Bayangali Alimzhanov’s life for its Omir Ornegi (Өмір өрнегі, ‘Life’s Path’) series, and asked me to speak about our collaborations.  … More Speaking on Khabar TV in Kazakhstan: ‘Life’s Path’ with author Bayangali Alimzhanov