The south slope of Chatkal range was defined as a slope with high extent of biodiversity. The biodiversity decreasing was a result of heavy using the land since the middle of 20th century. The wood-bushes components of south slope ecosystem had the most damage, especially vegetations near with settlement. For example separate natural massifs of wood-bushes vegetations of steppe and forest-steppe zone were ploughed up or destroyed by cattle, or cutting down by population on firewood.
The main goal of the project is rehabilitation of wood-bushes components on south slope of Chatkal range.
In the course of project implementation it is expected obtaining of the following outcomes:
Ecological
- rehabilitation of previous wood-bushes vegetations of steppe ecosystem, which contents species included into Red Book and part of them are endemics of West Tyan-Shan
Economic
-the local people receive opportunity to diversify their economic activity, it can lead to increasing of common incomes and to decreasing of incomes from cattle breeding.
Social and cultural
It is possible that understanding will improve that cattle-breeding and arable farming in the existing form destroys landscape and next generations will encounter with problem of land degradation and soil exhaustion;
It is possible that awareness will come that rehabilitation of natural wood and bush vegetation and its competent use is the only way of management in this area
Actions to be undertaken by Public Association «Mamek»:
1.Conducting seminars and round table.
2.Fencing the planting territory.
3.Planting saplings and seeds.
4.Establishing nursery for growing saplings
5.Publishing brochures and posters
6.Distribute planting lots among the local population.
7. Information campaign
22 families from Kyzylata village, NGO members will be attracted to the project implementation.
Main project activity will take place in the vicinity of Kyzylata village, Alabuka rayon, Jalalabat oblast, Kyrgyzstan.
The main expected ecological and economic benefits of the project are:
Ecological benefit:
- nursery creates opportunity for preserving and increasing of species included into Red Book.
- slope a forestation will decrease erosion and degradation of rocks soil
economic benefits
-it is possible, nursery reduce expenses on saplings purchasing
-paled part of slope gives opportunity for mowing
-fruit gathering gives opportunity to receive additional incomes