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Building Capacity to Protect Besh Aral’s Meadows, Marmots and Megafauna, Kyrgyzstan
Grantee Name: 
Fauna & Flora International
HOTSPOT
Mountains of Central Asia
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$148,578
DATES
Nov 2020
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Feb 2023
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Project Overview Overview
CEPF Strategic Direction Strategy
HOTSPOT
Mountains of Central Asia
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$148,578
DATES
Nov 2020
-
Feb 2023

Improve the conservation of Menzbier's marmot in Besh-Aral State Nature Reserve, Kyrgyzstan, by improving understanding of the animal, training reserve personnel, engaging with surrounding communities to reduce the pressure from livestock grazing, and working to prevent mining operations from taking place in habitat that is important to the species.

Strategic Direction: 1 Address threats to priority species