Posts Tagged ‘TJK’
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 MoreUsing drones to support Bukhara deer conservation in Tajikistan
One of the Central Asian Mammals and Climate Adaptation (CAMCA) project’s flagship species was the Bukhara deer (Cervus elaphus bactrianus), a subspecies found in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan, and recorded in Afghanistan in the past. A typical inhabitant of the tugai floodplain forests, the Bukhara deer resides in areas containing mixed tugai with Asiatic…
Read MoreFinal Partners Meeting – Dushanbe 2025
Tajikistan Nature Foundation and CAMP Tabiat welcomed project partners to Dushanbe for our final partners meeting from September 8-11th, 2025. Implementing partners discussed all the activities and community adaptation measures to be organized as the project concludes, while international partners focused on upscaling and resource mobilization for the project’s most promising tools, pathways, and results.…
Read MoreNational Consultation Meetings in Tajikistan & Kazakhstan
In Tajikistan, highlights included: Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) measures selected through dialogue with communities, including building watch towers and ranger check stations; Ongoing wildlife monitoring efforts, including camera trap surveys at high elevations, ungulate surveys via direct observation routes, and Bukhara deer monitoring via thermal cameras on drones; Interviews with community members about human-wildlife conflicts; A…
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…
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