Environmental policy and administrative management

The population of Sarykol settlement is 8 thousand people. Near to the project territory pastures are located, and cattle is surpassed through the territory. As a result, the vegetation is trodden from year to year; the specific composition of the vegetation is broken. The fauna degrades. Besides, a motorway of republican value passes by the project territory. Intensity of passing is high. Besides, the western part of Sarykol village is a little bit higher than the eastern one, therefore in spring-time the thawed snow flow down to the lake and bog up the territory. After the water dries up, solonetzic layer appears, and it leads to the soils salinization and degradation. The project is aimed at combat to the wind and water erosion through planting trees and restoration of the soils bio-efficiency by sowing of grass. For this purpose forest shelter belt with maple, poplar will be created to stop wind and water erosion. Sowing of grass will take place to restore the grounds rounds the village, remote pastures for the cattle grazing will be developed to decrease pressure on the territories near the settlement. Explanatory work among local community members will be arranged. All the measures will improve the ecological situation round the village adn promote active participation of the local community in solution of environmental issues.

Kazakhstan