Hazar Project - «Conservation and sustainable use of globally significant biological diversity in Hazar State Reserve on the Caspian Sea Coast»

Ministry of Nature Protection of Turkmenistan

«Conservation and sustainable use of globally significant biological diversity in Hazar State Reserve on the Caspian Sea Coast»

Project

Hazar Reserve

Ministry of nature protection of Turkmenistan

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Announcements

Vacancy for Technical Specialist

EXPIRED

Project "Conservation and sustainable use of globally significant biological diversity in Hazar State Reserve on the Caspian Sea Coast" implemented with the Ministry for Nature Protection of Turkmenistan announces a vacancy for the following position:

Technical Specialist - ToR (in English)

Vacancy for Local expert on ornithology

EXPIRED

Local expert on ornithology - ToR (in Russian | in English)

Tender for Services for creation of movie on hunting on the Caspian Sea

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Project "Conservation and sustainable use of globally significant biological diversity in Hazar Nature Reserve on the Caspian Sea Coast" implemented with the Ministry for Nature Protection of Turkmenistan announces a competitive tender and invites interested companies and individual contractors to participate in the tender for Services for creation of movie on hunting on the Caspian Sea.

The United Nations declared 2010 to be the International Year of Biodiversity. It is a celebration of life on earth and of the value of biodiversity for our lives. The world is invited to take action in 2010 to safeguard the variety of life on earth: biodiversity

Hazar State Reserve

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Joint project of the Ministry of Nature Protection of Turkmenistan, GEF, and UNDP started the work in October 2006. Project is designed for 4 years and will work till December 2010.

The main goal of the project is protection of Turkmenistan’s globally significant biodiversity by strengthening sustainability of the country’s National System of Protected Areas.

The main mission of the project is to search for new joint and adaptive approach to preservation and management of natural resources in Hazar state reserve, and to demonstrate and duplicate the best practice in the whole National System of Protected Areas of Turkmenistan (NSPA).

The main components of the project include:

Strengthening management potential and efficiency of preservation in Hazar reserve.
Establishing cross-sector capacity for integrated coastal management and creating biodiversity conservation tasks to be introduced to the industrial sectors surrounding Hazar reserve.
Building mutual understanding between Hazar reserve and local communities for strengthening sustainable use of natural resources.
Introducing best practices of the project to the NSPA of Turkmenistan.

TSU students master research methods in practice at the Hazar Nature Reserve

TSU students master research methods in practice at the Hazar Nature Reserve Ashgabat, 5 July 2010. From 28 June to 3 July the UN Development Program and Global Environment Facility’ project “Conservation and Sustainable Use of Globally Significant Biological Diversity in Hazar Nature Reserve on the Caspian Sea Coast” implemented jointly with the Ministry of Nature Protection of Turkmenistan organized internship for the 4-th year students of Turkmen State University named after Makhtumkuli at the Hazar Nature Reserve.

Hazar Nature Reserve Surveys Nested Fauna in Northern Section of Turkmen Sector of Caspian Sea

Hazar Nature Reserve Surveys Nested Fauna in Northern Section of Turkmen Sector of Caspian Sea Ashgabat, 24 June 2010 - The Hazar Nature Reserve conducted a survey of nested fauna from 14 to 18 June 2010 in the northern section of the Turkmen sector of the Caspian Sea to identify the species composition and number of nesting birds. As a result of survey, there have been identified nesting of 32 species of birds belonging to 10 different orders. Among these species there are birds the hunting for which should be strictly regulated.

Hazar project held a seminar on capacity building for specialists of protected areas of Turkmenistan

Hazar project held a seminar on capacity building for specialists of protected areas of Turkmenistan Ashgabat, 14 June 2010 – The UNDP project «Conservation and Sustainable Use of Globally Significant Biological Diversity in Hazar State Reserve on the Caspian Sea Coast», implemented jointly with the Global Environment Facility and the Ministry of Nature protection of Turkmenistan held a seminar on «International experience in developing training programs for specialists of protected areas of Turkmenistan». The seminar was held by Michael Appleton, International consultant of the project at the training center established within the project implementation at the National Institute of Deserts, Flora and Fauna.