Bio-diversity

Project aim: Various focus groups capacity building on development of eco-tourism as mechanism of conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity components Project tasks: - Analysis of SGP GEF ecotourism projects experience, its efficiency, results sustainability and lessons learned - Assessment of SGP GEF ecotourism projects by monitoring visits, interview with its executors and local communities - Development and realization of training and consulting program for focus groups for its capacity building in ecotourism on local and national levels Project results: - Conducted analysis of SGP GEF ecotourism projects experience, its efficiency, results sustainability and lessons learned - Conducted opinion poll of project executors, local communities and all related parties - Determination of the potential sustainability of project results, lessons learned, experiences, and identification of the most problematic issues and aspects of eco-tourism promotion on local level - Local communities, NGOs, SPAs capacity building on development of eco-tourism - Developed and approved a scheme of conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, as a mechanism to reduce the load on biodiversity and involve local people in the process of sustainable use - Improving skills and knowledge of SPAs workers, local authorities, NGOs on the ecotourism development

Kazakhstan