Korinsk Ravine is a unique natural place, being a very important centre where endemic and rare species of flora and fauna are concentrated. At present time a wild non-control tourism prevail on the territory, poaching takes place, and all these factors lead to general extermination of flora and fauna, destruction of the topsoil, herbage degradation, felling, frequent fires, pollution of springs and rivers, litter of the territories. One of the reasons is a poor environmental education, lack of practical environmental knowledge. Besides, local communities are now well aware about the biodiversity of the region, ecotourism topics and rational use of bioresources. Businessmen who have a deal with tourism on the territory invest all the income to their own business development. Local people are not involved into this business, they don?t get any income out of tourism activity, and are not interested in natural resources protection.

Project aim:
Conservation of biodiversity through sustainable use of natural resources, local community involvement into nature-protection and eco-tourism activity by means of ecotourism movement development and establishment of eco-educational centre).

Project tasks:
- Establishment of ecological camping ?site for eco-tourist activity development and rational use of natural resources
- Organization of tourist routs, cognitive tracks, sight platform, reception of tourists to raise eco-education, arrangement of trainings on eco-culture among tourists, and attraction to the biodiversity of the region
- Realization of a complex of activities and actions to inform about eco-tourism opportunities and its influence on biodiversity sustainable use

Project results:
- The territory of 178 hectares is scavenged;
- 240 participants of eco-camping take part in scavenging;
- Educational programs at 3 schools for local community and tourists are arranged;
- A working group of 9 people from amongst of local community members and project participants are organized;
- 4 environmental routs are equipped, 2 sight platforms and one easy rout for invalids are set up
- 15 eco-informational boards are set up on the territory.
- The system of scavenging in cooperation with the local Akimat (local authorities) is approved and put into work;
- Tourist equipment is purchased for camping
- 9 additional workplaces are opened
- Permanent nomads? tent camping is set up;
- Environmental cordon for one family is constructed;
- Camping for 60 tourists is constructed
- 3 experts in ecotourism are trained
- 2 guest rooms are prepared for tourists? service;
- A nursery for saplings growing and forest rehabilitation purposes is establish