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Peter Damerell - coordinator of the project “Building a collaborative foundation for evidence-based saiga antelope conservation” (funded by USFWS): I first became aware of Saiga and their conservation story through my Masters degree in 2008-2009 where my course...
Report on the results of the GIZ training on the topic: “Capacity development in the field of ecotourism in Karakalpakstan with a special focus on Lake Sudochie”
Report by Nadira Shaabasova, training held from October 13 to 15, 2022 A series of training on ecotourism for tourism specialists in the Aral Sea region are being conducted within the framework of the GIZ regional project "Environmentally oriented regional development...
Camera traps will help to better study the fauna of the Aralkum
On November 8-9, 2022, initial training was held on the use of camera traps for further monitoring of wild animals in the territory of the Aralkum National Park being created. Aralkum is a new anthropogenic desert that arose on the site of the dried-up Aral Sea as a...
Saiga from Stepnoi Reserve at the XVI International Wildlife Festival “Golden Turtle”
In Moscow on October 14 this year The XVI International Wildlife Festival "Golden Turtle" opened in the exhibition halls of the Union of Artists of Russia of the New Tretyakov Gallery, where 425 photographs of animal photographers from all over the world are presented...
Tashkent hosted a series of trainings on mitigating the impact of tourism and industrial development on biodiversity
The main goal of the trainings is to analyze the impact of tourism and industrial expansion on biodiversity, as well as to promote effective measures to mitigate this impact, to prevent biodiversity loss to ensure the integrity and sustainability of ecosystems,...
SCA is hiring!
Position Title: Project manager for the Saiga Conservation Alliance's project "Building a collaborative foundation for evidence-based saiga antelope conservation" The Saiga Conservation Alliance (SCA) is a based in the United Kingdom non-profit, non-governmental...
SCA is hiring!
Position Title: Finance Assistant for Saiga Conservation Alliance The Saiga Conservation Alliance (SCA) is a based in the United Kingdom non-profit, non-governmental organization for the conservation of the saiga. Since 1998, the Alliance has been cooperating with...
Ecological tourism as a sustainable source of income for the residents of the Aral Sea and Ustyurt regions
The UK Government, within the framework of the Darwin Initiative / Defra, has allocated a grant to Uzbekistan to support a project called “Resurrection Island: Industry, Nature Conservation and Development around the Aral Sea”. The project is being implemented by...
Expedition to the Resurrection Island
Unfortunately, due to heavy rains, the roads to one of the saiga habitats (Sulama and the 40th kilometer), where we observed relatively many fresh animal tracks in May-September 2022 and February 2022, turned out to be impassable. We set up camera traps on Sulama,...
SCA public lecture on ‘Stihia’ festival in Uzbekistan
Public lecture as part of the eco-forum at the electronic music festival "STIHIA", May 6 - 8 in Muynak. It was our first experience of participating in such an event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2RupfSdKi4&ab_channel=UZREPORTTV The main theme was “The Present...
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