BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, June 17. Kyrgyzstan has begun implementing its first research contract under the Resilient Landscape Restoration project (KG RESILAND), funded by the World Bank (WB) through the RESILAND CA+ program, Trend reports via the project's press service.
Within the frame of the project, the contract was signed between the Ministry of Emergency Situations and the Scientific and Production Center for Forest Research, named after P.A. Gan of the Institute of Biology of the Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyzstan. The contract aims to develop and pilot a national methodology for establishing protective forest plantations on 22 priority sites.
These eco-centric methodologies transcend mere environmental
safeguarding—they epitomize a cutting-edge paradigm for the
mitigation of natural disaster vulnerabilities, encompassing
phenomena such as mudflows, hydrological inundations, and
geomorphological collapses. Forested ecosystems serve as a critical
buffer against pedological degradation, mitigating the potential
for geomorphological instability and facilitating the
rehabilitation of compromised terrestrial biomes.
The agroforestry systems will serve as a pivotal mechanism in
Kyrgyzstan’s holistic approach to leveraging biotechnological
innovations and ecosystem-based strategies to mitigate ecological
adversities.
In April 2025, it was disseminated that the World Bank has
earmarked $52 million for Kyrgyzstan as part of the RESILAND CA+
initiative. The initiative is slated for execution through the year
2029.
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