Culture is a phenomenon of spiritual, aesthetic production and consumption. When material consumption begins to predominate, when it becomes the primary meaning of life, culture inevitably degrades — followed by the individual, society, and humanity.
In one underdeveloped country, in response to a plea for help from a mother of many children who found herself in a desperate situation, 'compassionate' Western benefactors suggested selling one of her children 'for organs' so that the proceeds could somehow help the rest.
Our own State Agency for Environmental Protection and Forestry does not have enough salaried positions for nature protection, even for those species of animals and plants included in the Red Book of the Kyrgyz Republic.
The Kyrgyz Republic is located almost at the center of the Eurasian continent, far from the oceans, with no access to major international transport routes.
A lesson developed as part of the project 'Increasing Access to Drinking Water in Rural Areas of the Fergana Valley through Technical and Institutional Support for Local Drinking Water User Organizations,' implemented by the East European Democratic Centre and the Central Asian Alliance
Culture as a condition for the emergence of the modern type of human. A dramatic rupture with nature.
When we read newspapers, watch television news, or listen to the speeches of statesmen, we become convinced that all our problems can be solved while completely ignoring the living natural world.
As a country, Kyrgyzstan is self-sufficient. As a state, it is incapacitated and insolvent.
The country's natural conditions allow it to provide its population with everything vitally necessary. Moreover, it is capable of becoming a global supplier of clean drinking water and environmentally safe food produc
The problem of biodiversity conservation has arisen because the intensity of anthropogenic impact on biota now exceeds its capacity to compensate for the negative consequences of that impact.
Vecherniy Bishkek, July 13, 2012.
The tourist season at Issyk-Kul is in full swing. Thousands of people come to the lakeside to enjoy its beauty and take a dip in this unique lake. The summer period brings income to the local population, yet it is precisely during this season that the lake becomes, perhaps, most polluted.
Kyrgyzstan is located in the center of the majestic mountain systems of the Tian Shan and the Pamir-Alai; more than 60% of its area (199,000 km²) is occupied by heavily dissected mountains at absolute elevations from 500 to 7,000 m, with about 90% of the country's territory lying above 1,500 m. Up to 40% is covered by glaciers, permanent snow,
