What We Do

What is natural resource management within the framework of RDF activities?

Sustainable and balanced use of natural resources in the Kyrgyz Republic is under threat due to the lack of an integrated government strategy. In most cases, the benefits from the use of natural resources such as forests, non-wood products, wildlife, biogenetic and mineral resources do not go to local communities, and the state strategy is not aimed at the conservation and management of natural resources. Even though local communities rely on natural resources to improve their well-being, under the current government regime, the incentive and reward system is not aimed at the sustainable use of these resources.

Rural Development Fund focuses on the issues of creating regulatory arrangements for the management of access and use of natural resources, protection and tenure of natural resources, and distribution of income from the use of natural resources, as well as the search for good governance principles (transparency, top-down accountability, equality) through qualitative research and analysis.

The work of the RDF is aimed at strengthening local communities to initiate the necessary changes at the local and state levels.

Areas of our applied research and projects:
  • Pastures and Pasture Management
  • Forest and Non-Timber Resources
  • Ecosystem Management
  • Biodiversity
  • Traditional Ecological Knowledge
  • Genetic Resources


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