UN Agencies Support Caspian Sea Study

Oil exploration on the Caspian Sea is seriously affecting plant and animal life on the world’s largest inland body of water. The United Nations, the European Union and the five littoral states – Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan – are studying the sea’s future and looking at trans-boundary issues. They’ve created the Caspian Environment Programme to address the Caspian Sea’s deteriorating environment.