cover image: Kyrgyzstan's ancient walnut forests under threat

Kyrgyzstan's ancient walnut forests under threat

2 Jun 2015

In Kyrgyzstan, locals have long lived off the natural resources of the world's largest walnut-fruit forests. But after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the socio-political changes this brought, the forests - and their rich biodiversity- have come under increasing threat from over-exploitation and grazing. But one local eco-tourism project is hoping to change that.
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Zambia
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Zambia
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Europeana https://www.europeana.eu/en/item/2051904/data_euscreenXL_1646185

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