The ecological corridor of Kyrgyzstan can serve as a model for the entire Central Asian region. Kyrgyzstan completed the creation of an ecological corridor in order to maintain biodiversity Climate and environment On the International Biological Diversity Day, which is celebrated on May 22, Kyrgyzstan announced the creation of a new specially protected natural area – an environmental corridor with an area of about 800 thousand hectares connecting existing environmental zones: a state natural park and state natural reserves. The total area of the united territory exceeds 1,200,000 ha. The UN Environmental Environment (UNEP) program supported the government of the Kyrgyz Republic, providing environmental modeling, which helped determine the boundaries of the corridor. The new section will ensure the environmental connectedness between the Khan-Teniri State National Natural Park and the Naryn State Reserve, passing through a number of other protected natural territories. & Amp; nbsp; ~ 60 > ~~ 60 > values of the corridor is the protection of migration tracks and areas of key types of mountain fauna, the area of the corridor. are under threat due to degradation of the habitat caused by excessive grazing and climate change. Among these types are a snow leopard, included in the category of vulnerable species, as well as its main objects of hunting are wild ungulates. This ecological corridor has become the largest in the Kyrgyz Republic, created in accordance with the Law “On Special Protected Natural Territories”. Unlike traditional protected areas, environmental corridors combine the goals of nature protection with sustainable nature management. Such activities such as seasonal grazing with certain restrictions, ecotourism and forestry are allowed here, provided that they do not harm the biodiversity and do not violate environmental processes, including animal migration. 60 > earlier in this territory more than 65 thousand sheep arose in this territory. With the introduction of the corridor, grazing planning and rotation of livestock will be adapted to reduce this number by 15 & nbsp; thousands of heads, which will give mountain pastures the opportunity to recover and provide a feed base for wildlife. 62 > ~ 60 > redistribution process is carried out in cooperation with local users of pastures and community leaders in order to maintain sources of livelihood and at the same time achieve environmental goals. 60 > “Creating this corridor is an important stage in the preservation of nature in Central Asia, which can become a model of a model, which can become a model of a model to become a model to become a model of a model. For the entire region, ”said Arnold Kreylhuber, director of the European branch of UNEP. – Creating a network of interconnected landscapes, the Kyrgyz Republic demonstrates leadership in preserving not only such symbolic species as a snow leopard, but also nature as a whole, on which the means of people depends. “& Amp; nbsp; 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62“This is a joint work on the preservation of ecosystems, taking into account the interests of people who depend on them,” said Mirslav Amankulov, & NBSP; Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision of the Kyrgyz Republic. – There are no permanent settlements on the territory of the corridor, and we worked closely with pasture users to provide fair access to alternative pastures. ” 60 > creation of the corridor became the result of scientific modeling conducted with the support of the UNEP by scientists from the Humboldt University (Germany) and national) Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic. The results of the modeling of the ecological corridor were presented at public discussions and received unanimous support from local authorities and scientific institutions. 62 ~ In the future, the country plans to integrate environmental corridors into other sectoral plans and politics, such as national pastures development and hunting rules, in order to support the preservation of biodiversity. Monitoring systems, including the assessment of biomass, will help to monitor the use of pastures and the state of ecosystems. ~ 60 > “Ecological corridors are an important tool that allows ecosystems, despite the change in climate, to continue to provide vital services, on which people and nature depend on clean water and fertiles soils, to climatic stability and space for migration, ”said Johan Robinson, acting head of the department of biodiversity and land resources of the UN program. – The Kyrgyz Republic chooses a more stable future for both nature and local communities. ”~ 60 > to increase the efficiency of nature protection in Central Asia, taking into account climatic features, the possibility of creating cross -border environmental corridors covering the territories outside the Kyrgyz Republics. 60 > Ecological Corridor Creation UNEP was supported by the project “ Adaptation of the Mammals of Central Asia to change the climate, financed under the international climate initiative of the Government of the Government Germany. The project is implemented in cooperation with the Convention on the Migrating Types of the Wild Fauna, & NBSP; as well as two Kyrgyz non -governmental organizations. The purpose of the project is to promote the preservation of flagship types of migrating mammals of Central Asia through management and decision -making taking into account climate change. 62 ~