Bio-diversity

Ponds of lower reaches of Kurshab and eastern zone of Ferghana valley are the places for rest of spring and autumn birds flight. The main idea of the project is improving the habitat of migratory and wintering birds on Kochkor-Ata lake near Kyzyl-Senghir village by fencing the territory, organizing the planting and transforming the spontaneous recreation zone into a ecological tourism site. In the course of project implementation it is intended obtaining of following results: Ecological -protection of habitat of passage and migratory birds; -raising level of awareness of the population in Kyzyl-Senghir village about ecological problems; -distribution of calendars with photographs of wintering and resting birds among schools of Uzgen rayon will raise level of awareness of the population directly involved into the project activity; - decrease pollution of the water of transboundary river Kurshab at the expense of controlling and cleaning garbage in the recreation zone; - creating micro arboretum for rare and endangered kinds of wood plants included into Red Data Book of Kyrgyzstan; Economic -providing chargeable services in the sphere of ecological tourism: excursions, opportunity to see and take pictures close-up of birds, fish, amphibious insects Social and cultural -creation of protected zone and introduction of children to a environment protection activity (feeding birds, plantations, observation) will change tradition of treatment of birds as to only an object of hunting; -controlling and clearing up of garbage will create preconditions for careful, not polluting landscape type of rest; Actions to be undertaken by Public Foundation Sengir 1. Mobilization of local people. Raising public awareness about environmental issues. 2. Fencing territory. 3. Planting saplings. 4. Inventory of wetland. 5. Improving land by cleaning spring, lake and river. 6. Creation environmental stand. 7. Constructing and installing boards. Information campaign There will be directly involved into project 6 families of villages Kyzyl-Senghir and Kochkor-Ata, members of the Public Association Senghir as well as schoolchildren and teachers of two local schools: named after Djoldoshev P. and Omurzakov K, students, post-graduate students, lecturers of Osh State University. The main activity of the project will take place from the west side of Kyzyl-Senghir village, in the river plane of transboundary river Kurshab. The main ecological and economic benefits of the project are: -protection of habitat of passage and migratory birds; -raising awareness of the population about ecological problems; -appearance of additional sources of income from plantations of fast-growing and fruit-trees and bushes; -appearance of preconditions for providing services in ecological tourism;

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