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Tian Shan Policy Center to launch its next environmental project

September 30, 2013

Landscape Baseline Assessment of ecosystems and productive lands of waterside zone of the Lake Issyk-Kul for the Community Development and Knowledge Management under the Satoyama Initiative (COMDEKS) project in Kyrgyzstan 

The overall objective of the project is in provision of a case study, conduction of consultations in communities, provision of participation of the stakeholders, determination of key sustainability indicators in socio-ecological productive landscapes, search for co-financing and drafting a COMDEKS Country Landscape Strategy in Kyrgyzstan.

Activities to be undertaken in the framework of the project:

• Data collection on potential partners of the Programme, identification of stakeholders, definition of boundaries of the project area, data collection and analyses of information for compiling a list of meetings with local partners in the Issyk-Kul and potential partners of the Program;
• Field trips of experts in four focus areas to selected areas in order to assess the state of the landscape areas, sustainability of socio-ecological productive landscapes, and preparation of reports;
• Consultations with the local communities and conduction of the country workshop in Issyk-Kul;
• Finalization of COMDEKS Country Programme Strategy, its translation into Kyrgyz and English;
• Organization of a field trip of senior staff of the State Agency on Environment Protection and Forestry for familiarization with partners and mechanisms of COMDEKS Country Programme Strategy on the ground.

Read the informational prospect

More information on Community Development and Knowledge Management for the Satoyama Initiative

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