Bio-diversity

In the south of Kazakhstan a unique object, the National Aksu-Dzhabagly Reserve, is located. It has a significant value for conservation of the Kazakhstan nature, and also takes important place in the international system of protected natural territories, it`s widely known to the world community. The area close-fitting to the Reserve has also a great value on biological diversity of Western Tien-Shan region because the territory of neighboring reserve Aksu-Dzhabagly doesn t fully protect the specific character of regional flora and fauna. For instance, the whole zone of foothill ephemeral semi-desert (which remained beyond the boundaries of the reserve), foothill and low-mountain part of tugays where many rare and endemic species of plants, invertebrates and vertebrates live. As a result of a hard economic situation in Kazakhstan there is a big problem of unemployment in Tyulkubas district. Migrants from Aral Sea area and Kzyl-Orda Province don t have necessary knowledge and skills of treating natural resources of foothill and smooth areas. As a result of it there are numerous cases of damaging and cutting of bushes and trees during gathering of fruits, cattle grazing, etc. Thus, conservation and rehabilitation of biodiversity in the Western Tijan-Shan Mountains region, through the involvement of local community groups is very important. By maintaining a micronursery of rare and endemic species, by planting seedlings of rare and endemic species, by developing a regional ecological route and by raising public awareness about biodiversity conservation, this project will contribute to sustainable development of the local area. Implementation of this project will allow: To attract local population to solution of ecological and social problems of the region. To start process of rehabilitation of biodiversity of the region. To raise environmental awareness of the local people. To create base for ecological education of population. To create visual teaching aids on botany and zoology for schools of Tyulkubas district. To organize nursery fprest of rare and endemic plants and trees close to places of their natural living. To create new jobs for local population. Within the 2nd stage of the project the existing rare and endemic species nursery will be extended and reconstructed for its more efficiency, endemic species seedings will be planted from the nursery to the project territory, planting of wild apple-trees, cherry-plum, hawthorn on the project territory will be arranged, lectures on environment for the local community will be hold, environmental class will be set up at the local school, information campaign will be arranged, a number of actions with participation of the local community will be organized.

Kazakhstan