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Improving the Management of Protected Areas of the Western Tien Shan, Kazakhstan

Grantee Name: Biodiversity Conservation Fund of Kazakhstan

Hotspot
Mountains of Central Asia
Location
Kazakhstan
Amount
$137,223
Dates
Nov 2020 – Aug 2022
Keywords
Buffer zones, Community-based conservation, Non-timber Forest Products (incl. fuelwood), Policy/law, Protected Areas, Waste management, Water management, World Heritage Site

Strengthen coordination councils of three protected areas in Kazakhstan. Work with park authorities at Aksu-Zhabagly, Karata, and Saryam-Ugam state nature reserves to better engage communities and civil society; promote improved regulations on the composition of coordination councils; further the creation of the Western Tien Shan transboundary World Heritage Site; and engage communities surrounding the three reserves so that they better understand the value of their environments.

Strategic Direction :

2 Improve management of priority sites with and without official protection status

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