Emil Japarovich Shukurov (1938–2019) — Ornithologist, Candidate of Biological Sciences, Doctor of Geographical Sciences, Professor, Honored Scientist of the Kyrgyz Republic, full member of the New York Academy of Sciences, Chairman of the “Aleyne” Ecological Movement of Kyrgyzstan

E. J. Shukurov, born in 1938, ethnic Kyrgyz, graduated from Kyrgyz State University, Faculty of Biology and Soil Science, specializing in biology and zoology, in 1960; completed graduate studies at the Faculty of Biology and Soil Science of Moscow State University in 1962. Candidate of Biological Sciences (1968), Doctor of Geographical Sciences (1992), Professor (2001), Honored Scientist of the KR (2002).

 

History
Culture as a Regulator of Relations Between Society and Nature

Culture as a condition for the emergence of the modern type of human. A dramatic rupture with nature.

Losing the Ground Beneath Our Feet

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.

A Country Under the Shadow of Catastrophe

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

Nature in Culture and the Nature of Culture: On Tradition, Culture, and Relationships

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.

Sold for Organs

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.

Auto-Boorishness
For Upkeep, or for Work?

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.

Specially Protected Natural Areas of Kyrgyzstan and Biodiversity Conservation in the Tian Shan–Alai Mountain System

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.

The Issyk-Kul Biosphere Territory — A Sham Among Shams

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.

Much Ado About Nothing

Vecherniy Bishkek, October 5, 2012.
The country's largest gold-mining enterprise is once again coming under attack. This time, representatives of a certain public association, 'Tenir-Too Yntymak Toby,' claim to be acting on behalf of the residents of Naryn.

The Problem of Man

The development of ideas about human nature. In every age, people have pondered who they are, how they came to be, and why they exist in the world. At first, they did not distinguish themselves from other living creatures, or even from inanimate objects

Simplification Is Akin to Death

We live in a world that is becoming ever more simplified. Moreover, in a world becoming ever more primitive. What is wrong with that? The problem is that, in such a world, what is good keeps getting worse. Life is being replaced by degeneration. For the worse hinders the return, the revival, of the good.