Bio-diversity

Project aim: Development and introduction of payments for ecosystem service schemes on pilot territory of Irgyz, Turgai and Zhylanshik as mechanism of sustainable use of natural recourses and biodiversity conservation of the region Project tasks: - Creation of possibility for talks of all interested parties with the aim to develop the scheme of water reservoirs, which saturate lakes of Irgyz-Turgai reserve, sustainable management, by the payments for ecosystem services mechanism. - Introduction of the payments for ecosystem service scheme - Raising awareness among all stakeholders, including landowners, land managers, water users about the project experience and the benefits of the use of PES for the protection, restoration and sustainable use of ecosystems Project results: - Developed payments for ecosystem service scheme, which is applied the first time in Kazakhstan - Developed scheme of using received funds - Local farms got possibility of financial compensation for their nature-conserving activities - Remodeled / demolished one or more dams that prevent the necessary water supply of rivers and lakes in the region - Raised awareness of local population on payments for ecosystem service scheme - Decreased water pollution of different water reservoirs by decreasing washed away dams - Improved fish environment by increasing water level, coming from the rivers - Restored quantity of flying past birds (not less than 1,5 million birds, including 32 rare and endangered species) - Increased quantity of nesting birds on Kurdym lake (including Red Book species: pink flamingos, pink, and the Dalmatian pelican, Bewick`s swan, whooper swan, Spoonbill) - 42 species of mammals, 14 species of reptiles, 4 species of amphibians received an indirect benefit from the introduction of the payments for ecosystem service scheme. The plant world, which includes 62 families and 390 species, also benefited - Issued articles and photo for mass media on project activities - Project results disseminated through the mass media, as well as used in the proponent s work for best practice replication in other parts of the country - Developed and issued recommendations on payments for ecosystem service scheme improving and perfection in Kazakhstan, taking into account received experience

Kazakhstan