Central Asia Conservation Initiative
(Room A2)
08 Feb 19
10:30 AM
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11:30 AM
Please join this seminar to explore the WSF Central Asia Conservation Initiative. We will highlight work in from Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan and discus 12 key elements of the initiative. The foundation for the Central Asia Conservation Initiative (CACI) is science based conservation of wild sheep and goats and their habitat. Hunting-based tourism serves as the primary funding mechanism for the Initiative. While working in full cooperation with country specific government agencies, in-country expertise and in-country hunting organizations, In-country leadership, expertise and implementation are provided by the country’s Government, citizens and local communities. Key conservation support and economic promotion is being provided by the Wild Sheep Foundation (WSF) and SCI Foundation (SCI-F). This program provides and promotes ownership for the people of the Country and their Government in implementing conservation, sustainable use, and enhancement of their natural resources. By design this initiative is building a cultural and institutional conservation ethic in Central Asia countries that will endure and flourish across the region.