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ASTANA (TCA) — 2.5 million hectares of forest landscape will be restored by countries in the Caucasus and Central Asia under the Bonn Challenge by 2030. The commitment was made by Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan at the first Ministerial Roundtable on Forest Landscape Restoration and the Bonn Challenge in the Caucasus and Central Asia, held on 21-22 June in Astana, Kazakhstan. The meeting also adopted the Astana Resolution, committing the region to go beyond 2.5 million ha, and strengthen partnerships and regional cooperation to this end. Continue reading
ALMATY (TCA) — A two-day ultra-marathon took place on April 27 and 28 in the Almaty Region to mark the creation of the new Ile-Balkash State Nature Reserve. The ultra-marathon was organised by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Kazakhstan, Kazakh Agriculture Ministry’s Forestry and Wildlife Committee and the Marat#ON runners’ club of Marat Zhylanbayev, with support from Almaty Regional Administration, UNDP in Kazakhstan reported. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — A multi-country program to support the forestry sector and manage natural resources in Central Asia will soon be underway, as representatives meet in Samarkand, Uzbekistan to finalize details, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — For over 25 years, the United States has partnered with Kyrgyzstan on a diverse set of programs to ensure greater stability, prosperity, and security in the country, including programs for the protection of endangered species like the snow leopard, Kimberly Rosen, USAID Kyrgyz Republic Mission Director, said after Kyrgyzstan successfully hosted International Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Forum held in Bishkek August 23-25. The twelve snow leopard range-countries reaffirmed their strong support for the conservation of snow leopards and high mountain ecosystems and signed the Bishkek Declaration 2017: Caring for Snow Leopards and Mountains - Our Ecological Future. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — International Network “Land of Snow Leopard” — which unites representatives of five regions that are snow leopard’s habitat (Mongolia, Altai and Buryatia Republics of the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan) — are taking part in the International Snow Leopard and its ecosystem Forum that is being held in Bishkek on August 24 and 25, the Rural Development Fund said in a press release. Continue reading
