In a droughty climate conditions, irrational land and water resources use, processes of the land salinization, degradation and desertification develop in a very intensive manner. On the territory round Otyrar area of the South-Kazakhstan province the land salinization has led to decreasing of agricultural crops productivity and deducing cultivated irrigate land have been taken out of use.

Local people don?t have enough sufficient knowledge, and are engaged in cultivation of melons and gourds and garden cultures having used extensive methods without taking negative ecological impact factors into consideration. Due to lack of finance, local community fells plantations of trees around the village.

The project is directed on demonstration of approaches appropriate for preservation of biodiversity in the area around Shaulder village of the South-Kazakhstan province and environmental awareness raising of the local community. Within the project implementation information campaign with active participation of the local community is planned to raise local community nature protection activity. Besides, as one of appropriate methods to conserve biodiversity and prevent land degradation, poplars planting will be done to lower subsoil waters level and conserve natural trees plantations in the area.

Expected results:
- Awareness raising of the local community and local authorities about the problem;
- Decreasing of felling round Shaulder village.