Bio-diversity

Main goal of the project is preservation of forest ecosystems around the Tegene village through planting in 25 hectares saplings of walnuts, almonds and Red Book species such as Nedvedskiy apple, Central Asian pear, Knoringa hawthorn, Stranniy honeysuckle and establishing community based forest nursery in 0,3 hectares. Also for alternative livelihood it will be established workshop for producing traditional tents. Planting land will be distributed among families of the community. In the course of project implementation it is intended to obtain the following results: Ecological -conservation and reproduction of species of plants included into the Red Data Book of Kyrgyzstan part of which are endemics; -rehabilitation of sustainable natural walnut forest ecosystem; Economical -collection of fruits of wild fruit-trees as a source of additional income; -complex use of forest ecosystem (collection of fruits and medicinal plants, haymaking, use of wood of fast-growing trees) as an alternative to narrow destroying ecosystem cattle-breeding and agricultural use of land; - it is possible that there might be changes in the structure of the housekeeping directed at diversity of income sources related with organization of shop on making wood frames of yurts (nomad s tent) from fast-growing kinds of willow trees. Social and cultural - probably the understanding will come clearer that the way cattle-breeding and agriculture exist now destroy forest and next generations will encounter with problems of land degradation and exhaustion of soil; - probably the understanding will appear that rehabilitation of natural forest and its knowledge based use is the only way of its management in this area; - appearance of preconditions on changing merely consumer attitude towards natural resources to a competent use and reproduction; -regeneration of traditional Kyrgyz woodworking handicraft using fast-growing kinds of willow and poplar. Actions to be undertaken by Public Association Uchkolot-Anarbek-Ata 1. Conducting 3 training seminars and 2 conferences for the local population. 2. Establishment of walnut trees nursery in 0,3 hectares. 3. Planting saplings in 25 hectares land. 4. Collecting seeds of Nedvedskiy apple, Central Asian pear, hawthorn Knoringa, for sowing in nursery. 5. Taking care for saplings and distribute lots among the 25 local families 6. Conducting comparative analyses of productivity between territory with pasture landscape and forest landscape. 7. Train and organize workshop for producing traditional tents. 8. Fence the territory with total length 1493m. 9. Information campaign. 25 families of Tegene village, members of public association Uchkolot-Anarbek-Ata , specialists of Aksy forestry will be involved in the project. The main project activity will take place in the central part of Tegene village (Tegene village constitutes several farms located in several kilometers from each other). Village Tegene is located in 25 km east of boundary of state reserve Sarychelek . The main expected ecological and economical benefits of the project are: Rehabilitation of forest vegetation containing rare and endangered species included into Red Data Book of Kyrgyzstan; Appearance of additional kinds of carrying on management (production of yurt frames) that does not destroy forest ecosystem non timber products of forest (berries, fruits, medicinal plants, hay)

Kyrgyzstan