The latest issue of the International Scientific and Practical Journal “Problems of Desert Development” has been published in Turkmenistan. The latest issue opens with an article by representatives of the International Scientific and Technological Park of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan – A. Rahmanova, D. Gadamov and A. Akmuradov .
In their work, the authors consider the prospects for the use of bionanotechnology in the fight against desertification and present the results of studies on the use of blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) as raw materials for the creation of bionanocomposite materials and biopreparations aimed at fixing mobile sands.
During scientific research conducted on experimental plots of the Balkan velayat, the properties of biomass to bind and retain moisture in the soil were confirmed. It was proven that plants in such a "blanket" quickly take and put down roots. The bionanocomposite material (BNCM) developed by turkmen scientists can be used in phytomelioration of eroded lands in the dry-steppe subzone of desert territories, as well as to combat shifting sands.
Scientific research supports Turkmenistan's efforts to fulfill international obligations under the UN Convention to Combat Desertification and the National Action Program (NAP) in this area. Success in implementing these obligations, along with other measures, will ensure the development and implementation of biotechnology.
Biotechnology plays a key role in many areas of human activity, so its development is a priority for the economic policy of countries around the world. Turkmenistan also pays special attention to this area.
In May 2024, the President of Turkmenistan approved the State Program for the Comprehensive Development of Biotechnology for 2024-2028. One of the areas of the Program is devoted to the study and use of algae to combat shifting sands. As part of this initiative, a scientific and experimental base was created for the production of biomass-based bionanocomposite materials.
Previously it was reported that the State Service for Intellectual Property of the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan issued a certificate to the Department of Biotechnology of the International Scientific and Technological Park of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan, confirming the copyright for the development of technologies for bionanocomposite material based on blue-green algae (cyanobacteria).
