Potential global benefits of the project
Thanks to the project the manmade pressure on natural walnut forests in the three villages Abdyraimova, Kalmak-Kirchin, Chaty were decreased through rehabilitation of relict forest by planting saplings of walnut, wild kind of almonds, apple included in the Red Book and pasture regulation.
Link the practice of sustainable livelihoods to a GEF focal area
Planting of walnut will provide with additional income in the nearest future. This income will be much more than income probably can be received if these lands would be used as pastures. Besides walnuts, plantation will be a source of firewood and hay (after deshooting and pruning works) for local population and main option to reduce landslide risk.
Community driveness of the project
The population takes charge of expenditure to look after saplings and to construct of fence. The special agreement was signed to regulate saplings allocation between NGO and the population. The number of allocated saplings depends on germination of saplings allocated previously. The agreement defines sharing of future benefits also. Distribution of planting sites was discussed at joint meeting of the population, local authorities and implementing NGO
Capacity ?building component
There is no capacity building in the project, if we take into account new skills only because it is an agricultural area and the population has good experience of cultivation of fruiters. Nevertheless, cultivation of walnut demands special knowledge and skills, which will be given to population during realization of the project.
Implementing NGO and population become owners of the land and saplings. Implementing NGO gets also experience of interaction with others NGOs in realization of the project located in 3 different villages, remote far from each other.
Gender focus
There is not gender approach strongly expressed in the project, but, in the long term, processing of fruits and nuts (making of jam, compotes, drying of fruit and etc.) will create the jobs attractive to women.
Co-financing received
Co-financing from Public Foundation ?Nur-Aalam? in cash is 478$, in kind is 1506$.
The main kinds of co-finance were labor on saplings planting and labor of local forestry specialist which helped to project with consultations. Contribution of local authority (allocating plot) is explained by interesting in increasing rent payment for plot which will in the future not pasture but forestry territory.
Replication in other communities or regions
This project is appropriate for replicating in analogous geographic conditions countries but for it necessary to solve the plantings protection problem. There are no plans on up-scaling the project to a medium-sized GEF.
Links between this project and the overall GEF
Links between this project and the overall GEF follows from public awareness on global environment problems.
Information campaign and training actions of the project are directed to demonstrate to local population the necessity of renewal of natural resources, and not only their consumption. The walnut forests are unique element of the nature not for Kyrgyzstan only, but for the world nature also.
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 manmade pressure on natural walnut forests in the three villages Abdyraimova, Kalmak-Kirchin, Chaty were decreased through rehabilitation of relict forest by planting saplings of walnut, wild kind of almonds, apple included in the Red Book and pasture regulation.
 The local population agrees to stop economic activity, which damage to natural walnut forests (tillage and grazing)
 The actions under the project will result in preservation of species included in the Red Book, that will be the direct contribution to preservation of a global biodiversity will be emphasized at seminars and other advocacy actions
Products/services generated by the project
 Saplings of walnut (8600), apples (wild grades - 5924) were planted
 Seeds of almonds (44 kg) were sowed
 92 hectares in total were allocated in 3 sites
 Mini-nursery on 0.1 hectares was organized
Assessment of impact of project in the GEF focal area
Project corresponds to Operational Program 4 GEF/SGP ?Mountain Ecosystems? and provides biodiversity preservation through protection of allocated 92 hectares of land.
Policy influence
Abdyraimova, Kalmak-Kirchin, Chaty Ayil Okmotus (local authorities) gave to rent 92 hectares of land to Public Foundation ?Nur-Aalam?.