Establishing community based reserve in Karakol
The main idea of the project is protection of wetland zone (20 hectares) in a mouth of Karakol River. Wetland plot of mouth the river is intensively using now and actually has lost own natural state. The red belly frog is the main species in the protected plot. Rest places of migratory are other important protected sites. The red belly frog is under the threat of disappearance because of it using in non-tradition medicine. The basic components of the project are:
- Community based inventory of flora and fauna in the protected site
- Creation of fence
- Planting natural wood and bush vegetations
- The propagandas and information campaign
- Protection of the red belly frog habitat and introduction of normalized capturing in order to regulate the frogs` population.
- Community based inventory of flora and fauna in the protected site
- Creation of fence
- Planting natural wood and bush vegetations
- The propagandas and information campaign
- Protection of the red belly frog habitat and introduction of normalized capturing in order to regulate the frogs` population.
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Public Association «RID
Country:
Kyrgyzstan
Area Of Work:
Biodiversity
Grant Amount:
US$ 5,000.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 158.00
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 6,248.00
Project Number:
KYR/SGP/OP2/Y5/CORE/2003/42
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
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Project Characteristics and Results
Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods
Several permanent all-the-year-round jobs are going to be appeared, if the project goes successfully. About 10 jobs may appear in a summer season. Local population hopes to get new sources of the income in ecological tourism.
Capacity - Building Component
The local population gets skills in new sphere: management of natural resources and ecological tourism. The population and realizing NGO become proprietors of a land which was belonged before to city authorities. Exploitation of the plot (grazing, catching frogs and fish) was not controlled by anybody or any institution. Thus, due to the project the local population and implementing NGO will get the management skills to use land property and accessible natural resources.
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Indicators
Biophysical
Hectares of globally significant biodiversity area protected or sustainably managed by project
20
SGP Country office contact
Mr Nurlanbek SHARSHENKULOV
Email:
Ms. Irina Talkambaeva
Email:
Address
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