A project to improve the coverage and management of specially protected natural areas in the mountains of the Central Tien Shan, implemented since 2013, completed in
According to the information support consultant of the project Rita Tynaeva, the state nature park Khan-Teniri was established, the habitat of the snow leopard, which is in danger of extinction, increased almost three times, and local residents of
The project was implemented to preserve the animal and plant diversity and natural wealth of the country, as well as their careful and rational use.
There are more than 26,500 species of animals and 8,100 species of plants on the territory of Kyrgyzstan. Mountains of the Central Tien Shan have two species of endemic animals (nowhere else found) and eight species of plants, and 11 species appear only in Sary-Jaz region.
Particular attention was paid to work with the local population. Local communities have the opportunity to implement income-generating projects.
Seven rural administrations of Ak-Suu district received funding for the implementation of 16 project proposals for a total of $ 139,000. Soon seven shops for the processing of fruit and vegetable, sour-milk products, three greenhouses, a sewing workshop will open, and the ecotourism center and four ethno-towns in the
The project was implemented by the United Nations Development Program with the financial support of the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The total budget for 2013–2017 was more than $ 5 million.
