The desiccation of the Aral Sea has transformed 5.5 million ha of former seabed into the planet’s newest salt desert, generating more than 100 sand-and-salt storms each year that blanket Northwest Uzbekistan and neighbouring countries. Since 2018 the government has pledged to stabilise this toxic surface through afforestation and wetland-creation campaigns, yet scientific assessments of their efficiency remain fragmented. This narrative review integrates peer-reviewed studies, government white papers and multilateral project reports (2015–2025) on large-scale rewetting and vegetative restoration of the Aralkum Desert. Particular attention is given to hydrologic engineering of artificial lagoons, the use of drought-resistant halophytes (Haloxylon aphyllum, Salsola richteri) and institutional innovations such as the 2024 “Green Seabed” decree. By synthesising ecological, socio-economic and linguistic research – including Uzbek-language terminology work published in The Lingua Spectrum – the article identifies evidence-based guidelines for dust-storm mitigation, habitat recovery and community co-benefits under a warming, water-scarce climate.
| Mualliflar | Сатибалдиева, Нигора |
|---|---|
| Jurnal | Lingvospektr |
| Nashr sanasi | 2025-05-02 |
| Jild | 4 |
| Son | 1 |
| Betlar | 1198-1204 |
| Til | Ingliz |
Аральское море, восстановление болот, пыльные бури, пустыня Аралкум, галофиты, увлажнение, Узбекистан, ландшафтная экология, Aral dengizi, botqoqlikni tiklash, chang bo‘ronlari, Arolkum cho‘li, galo fitlar, qayta sug‘orish, O‘zbekiston, landshaft ekologiyasi, Aral Sea, wetland restoration, dust storms, Aralkum Desert, halophytes, rewetting, Uzbekistan, landscape ecology
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