Ayil Okmotu gave to NGO 0.25 hectars land to rent on 50 years for construction of flower greenhouse and nursery.
The fact that the actions under the project will result not only in additional sources of the income of the local population and , but also in restoration of natural tulips population, included into Red Book, that will be the direct contribution to preservation of a global biodiversity will be emphasized at seminars and other advocacy actions.
Inovative Financial Mechanisms
The flowers from greenhouse will be delivered to Bishkek city for selling and received profit will be used for further capacity building of local people.
Notable Community Participation
The local population participates in an estimation and location of tulips included in the Kyrgyz Red Book. The local population agrees to stop grazing on sites, where the bulbs of tulips will planted. The local population inputs significant own means in creation of a greenhouse to grow bulbs of tulips and flowers.
Capacity - Building Component
The population gets new skills in flower-growing and raises the level of knowledge about interrelation of economic activity and rehabilitation of natural ecosystem. The level of knowledge about local flora and faune raises. Implementing NGO gets experience of realization of the projects in the sphere of biodiversity, gets experience in ?green? business.
Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods
The population is going to receive profit by sale of flowers, bulbs of tulips, distribution of experience in restoration of disappearing species of the tulips
Gender Focus
The realization of the project will create new jobs and professions especially to the women.
Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples
There are no indigenous peoples or groups of the people, which can be referred to the indigenous in Kyrgyzstan
Project Results
Potential global benefits of the project
Thanks to the project the threat of endemic tulips disappearance was decreased. It was achieved due to creation of a greenhouse for growing bulbs of tulips and flowers. That will be the direct contribution to preservation of a global biodiversity.
Link the practice of sustainable livelihoods to a GEF focal area
Overgrazing on the slopes allows degrading of land sources, increasing trample probability and promotes disappearance of endemic tulips. Project was directed on demonstration of alternative or additional to cattle-breeding economic activity ? flower growing. The local population inputs significant own means in creation of a greenhouse to grow bulbs of tulips and flowers.
Capacity ?building component
The population gets new skills in flower-growing and raises the level of knowledge about interrelation of economic activity and rehabilitation of natural ecosystem. The level of knowledge about local flora and fauna rose as well.
Gender focus
There is no obviously expressed gender approach in the project, but women and children were active participants in the field research carrying out. The realization of the project will create new jobs and professions especially to the women.
Co-financing received
Co-financing from Public Association ?Otogon? in cash is 3050$, in kind 3250$.
The main kinds of co-finance were labor on field research carrying out and labor of flower specialists which helped to project with consultations and greenhouse construction.
Replication in other communities or regions
This project is appropriate for replicating in analogous geographic conditions countries but for it necessary to solve the problem of greenhouse construction. There are no plans on up-scaling the project to a medium-sized GEF.
Links between this project and the overall GEF
The fact that the actions under the project will result not only in additional sources of the income of the local population and , but also in restoration of natural tulips population, included into Red Book, that will be the direct contribution to preservation of global biodiversity will be emphasized at seminars and other advocacy actions.
Influence on government policy
There is no obvious influence on government policy on National level but the land allocated by local authority for project implementation is illustration of project influence on the local level.
Benefits achieved for/ by participants during implementation
Thanks to the project the threat of endemic tulips disappearance was decreased. It was achieved due to changing of type land using (planting and protection instead of grazing).
- population got new skills in flower-growing and raised the level of knowledge about interrelation of economic activity and rehabilitation of natural ecosystem
- level of knowledge about local flora and fauna raised
- restoration of natural tulips population, included into Red Book
Products/services generated by the project
- Greenhouse constructed
- 6 thousand tulips seeds planted
- 3 thousand rose?s saplings planted for project sustainability
- 4 new jobs and professions created especially to the women
- 3 articles were published in rayon and republican newspapers, small video material about the project was shown on TV
- 2 seminars and 3 meetings have conducted; in general about 120 persons participated in them
Assessment of impact of project in the GEF focal area
Project corresponds to Operational Program 4 GEF/SGP ?Mountain Ecosystems? and provides wide participating of local people in natural sources management including developing and introduction of new methods on endemic species conservation which have importance for global biodiversity.
Policy influence
Ayil Okmotu allocated land for greenhouse construction to PA ?Otogon? and in any way supported project works.
The narrative report of the project
60 the most active inhabitants of village participated in the field researches and seeds gathering. It is determined, that tulips meet in the given territory rather seldom (on 1m² 1-2 pieces). More densely tulips meet in difficult access for people and cattle places (up to 20 pieces on 1m²). The places of their growth were marked on map. The explanatory work was conducted with inhabitants and pupils during tulips flowering in April-May with the purpose of their preservation. A plenty of seeds were gathered. In total it is collected 1500 boxes. 2 seminars and 3 meetings have conducted; in general about 120 persons participated in them. Ayil Okmotu has allocated the plot for construction of greenhouse. After greenhouse construction 6 thousand tulips was planted. For project sustainability 3 thousand saplings of roses was purchased. The project has got wide information support, with the purpose to increase the public awareness. 3 articles were published in rayon and republican newspapers. A small video material about the project was shown on TV.
