Reduction of manmade pressure on natural coniferous and mixed forests of ?Beshtash? National Park by stimulation of growing local fast growing species of trees used for heating purpose and building materials in the buffer zone of the national park located in the southern slope of Talas Alatoo Range
Reduction of manmade pressure on natural coniferous and mixed forests of ?Beshtash? National Park by stimulation of growing local fast growing species of trees used for heating purpose and building materials in the buffer zone of the national park located in the southern slope of Talas Alatoo Range
The Besh-Tash national park is the important key ecological zone in this area because it has a great concentration of endemic vegetation and animals that are enlisted in the red book. However, the conditions of this park is not the best due to the irresponsible activities by local population. The project staff has outlined several reasons of this tendency: the poverty and the lack of awareness. To solve the problems is it moving in this two directions. In the course of the project it is going to conduct seminars and have a wide information campaign to preserve the local biodiversity. The poverty is leading to vast tree cut down.
 
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Project Snapshot

Grantee:
Jamaat "Shersultan"
Country:
Kyrgyzstan
Area Of Work:
Biodiversity
Grant Amount:
US$ 10,000.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 1,199.00
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 11,865.00
Project Number:
KYR/SGP/OP3/Y1/CORE/2005/12
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Notable Community Participation
Community is going to be involved in planting saplings and fencing the territory.
Capacity - Building Component
The local population is going to receive knowledge about non-timber forest production and it is going to get acquintant with the results of the biodiversity inventory which will help to preserve the park more sustainably.
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Indicators
Biophysical
Hectares of globally significant biodiversity area protected or sustainably managed by project 15
Empowerment
Number of women participated / involved in SGP project 15
Empowerment
Number of indigenous people participated/involved in SGP project 100
Livehood
Number of households who have benefited* from SGP project 20

SGP Country office contact

Mr Nurlanbek SHARSHENKULOV
Email:
nurlanbeks@unops.org
Ms. Irina Talkambaeva
Email:
irinat@unops.org

Address

195 Kalyk Akiev str.
Bishkek
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