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State Committee for Nature Protection of Uzbekistan hosted the roundtable “Uzbekistan: the system of protected natural territories” is dedicated to the celebration of the Day of reserves and national parks. It was attended by representatives of the State Biological Control, the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources, “Uzbektourism” National Company, environmentalists and journalists.
It noted that the system of protected areas plays a decisive role in preservation and restoration of many species of plants and animals, including endangered species. Reserves have rightfully become a natural laboratory where scientists are conducting research work. Preservation, maintenance and further development of a sustainable system of protected areas are the state’s and society’s most important task.
Today, eight nature reserves, two national parks, the Lower Amudarya State Biosphere Reserve, “Jayran” the Republican Center for breeding rare species of animals, several monuments of nature are in Uzbekistan. “Saigachiy”, complex landscape reserve, is also ready to start work at this stage; its main objective is the preservation of the Ustyurt saiga population.
The event noted that changes and additions to in a number of documents were made in 2014 in order to improve the regulatory framework in the field of regulation, protection and use of protected areas. The project, which provides the expansion of the system from 2,3 million to 8,1 million hectares, was fulfilled. In accordance with the Law “On Environmental Protection” Gosbiocontrol State Committee together with the reserves’ inspection have regularly conducted raids in protected areas to detect and prevent violations of environmental laws. For example, employees of the State Biological Control have revealed 5925 violations in 2015, the measures against perpetrators were taken.
Participants of the meeting exchanged their views on strengthening of protected natural areas’ management, as well as coordination of agencies and institutions of civil society.
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