Posts Tagged ‘KGS’
Pilot-testing the New PAVA Tool
In the CAMCA project, local partners used ClimateCrowd Surveys to map how communities are experiencing and responding to climate change, and together, UNEP applied WWF-developed Species Vulnerability Assessments (SVA), adapted to regional context, to rank how each of the 6 CAMCA focal species is vulnerable to climate change. However, this left an important gap –…
Read MoreCommunity conservancies see success against illegal hunting
Creation of an Ecological Corridor in Kyrgyzstan
We have some exciting news to mark International Biodiversity Day (May 22)! One of the CAMCA project’s most significant achievements was recently unveiled at the National Consultation Meeting convened in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on April 30, 2025. A second ecological corridor has been created in the country, called “Ak Ilbirs,” connecting three state nature reserves in…
Read MoreWant to Visit Central Asia?
Make your next trip both memorable and meaningful! As mountain communities look for alternative livelihoods to sustain them in an uncertain future, tourism is an option that is hard to ignore. Each year, more and more tourists come to Central Asia – attracted by the history, unique landscapes, and iconic wildlife. The Kyrgyz Republic welcomed…
Read MoreStudy of Tien Shan Maral in Kyrgyzstan
To assess the current distribution and population size of one of CAMCA’s 6 flagship mountain species, the Tien Shan Maral, Ilbirs Foundation introduced a new monitoring method in Kyrgyzstan, using visual observation from fixed points combined with monitoring bugling or roaring males (a sound made by bulls during the rut). The survey took place from…
Read MoreTransboundary Knowledge Exchange
Specialists from Kyrgyzstan & Kazakhstan Met to Exchange Biodiversity Conservation Experience As part of the UNEP-led CAMCA project, СAMP Alatoo* organized a series of dialogues and a study tour in one of the project pilot areas – the Ton and Jeti-Oguz districts of the Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan. The event was attended by project partners,…
Read MoreMe and the Unique Wild Animals of My Region
As part of the CAMCA project, CAMP Alatoo organized an event for schoolchildren (age 12-16) from the Issyk-Kul and Naryn regions (north Kyrgyzstan). Students got to engage in citizen science and participate in a creative competition, highlighting conservation issues and concern for the future the animal and plant species around them. The contest theme was, “Me and the world of unique wild animals of my region.”
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