Land and parks of schools and hospitals expected to be protected from privatization

Uzbekistan expects to enshrine in law a ban on privatizing parks and land plots held on the balance of state education and medical organizations. These measures are part of national programs approved by a Presidential decree.

A Presidential decree has approved 7 national programs for 2027–2031 and an action plan for their implementation. One of the priority areas is a fundamental change in the approach to water resources and nature, which includes moving the nationwide Green Space project to a new stage.

School and hospital grounds to be protected

Amendments to the legislation are planned that would prohibit the privatization of parks and land plots located on the territory of all state education and medical institutions and held on their balance sheets. The draft law is to be prepared by January 20, 2027.

This matters for educational institutions: green areas at schools and universities should not pass into private ownership. Open parks give pupils and students a place to rest and study outdoors.

Expanding green areas

The plan also aims to raise green coverage in district and city centers to 30 percent. The National Committee for Ecology and Climate Change, the Agency for Forest and Green Area Expansion and Desertification Control, the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, and regional and Tashkent city hokimiyats are designated as responsible bodies.

In addition, water-saving technologies are to cover 100 percent of crop areas. A draft Presidential decree is to be prepared by December 2026, providing for a 5-year targeted program for introducing water-saving irrigation and for reviewing subsidies based on their effectiveness.

It is worth recalling that a March 2026 Presidential decree on further improving the Green Space project strictly prohibited privatizing or alienating land plots of botanical and dendrological gardens and reducing their territory.

Source: Presidential decree