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).
The main operating principles of these plots are the creation and use of restorative successions, launched within microterritories, and the promotion of the restoration of local hotspots of biodiversity and food chains.
The Kyrgyz have long understood that as long as there is unity, misfortune does not strike. That is why they always migrated together, poor and rich alike. 'Together, one is fed; apart, one is beaten' — such is the meaning of the well-known saying: 'Karysh azhyragan karagancha körüshpöyt.'
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.
An unfavorable environmental situation currently exists at Issyk-Kul, which has already led to a decline in the recreational value of the lake complex and, if current negative trends continue, could lead to irreversible environmental and economic losses.
The formation of ecological consciousness is not the sole province of environmental education. Ecological consciousness is part of general culture.
Ecological consciousness is a person's understanding of the surrounding natural world, of the basic patterns of interaction with it, and of ways to improve that interaction.
We share the Chui Valley with Kazakhstan, where the river flows onward to disappear into the sands of the Moyunkum Desert. The upper part of the basin lies in the Inner Tian Shan. The Chu River itself begins at the confluence of the Karakudzhur River, which collects water from the syrts south of Lake Issyk-Kul
Our knowledge can be compared to a search for a path toward an unclear goal, which becomes marked only after one has chosen the right direction, and takes final shape only once one has found the right way, the right means of achieving it.
Democracy is the power that currently exists, plus a press in solidarity with it.
'Democrat' has a proud ring to it. Not every commoner is granted the honor of bearing such a title. Better that only one bear it — and serve as an example for the rest.
Becoming a true democrat is so difficult that, as a rule, only one person in the country manages to do it.
Ecosystem management is the organization of interactions with ecosystems, or among ecosystems, aimed at ensuring their optimal functioning.
The surface of our planet is not uniform. It is divided into water and land, plains and mountains, warm and cold, humid and arid regions. It is also divided among living creatures, different species of which have adapted to live under a wide variety of conditions.
The fundamental flaw of the new states in the post-Soviet space is that, having declared themselves successors to the previous states, they appropriated not only material assets but also took upon themselves all the filth, baseness, and crimes associated with plunder, the seizure of others' property, and humiliation...
