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| | Biosphere reserves in focus, Issyk Kul, Kyrgyzstan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) |
 | | Issyk Kul has always played a special role in central Asia - people say that the lake is a holy place for the Kyrgyz, and one of the country's pearls. |
 | | In view of the importance the lake has always had for the population, the first sections of the Issyk Kul shoreline were designated as protected areas back in 1948, and further sections followed. |
 | | Agriculture is one of the pillars of the region's economy, and the project is promoting innovative measures, such as a study on marketing organic products, harvesting medical and aromatic herbs and improving pasture management (pasture rotation to prevent overgrazing). |
| www.unesco.org /mab/br/focus/2002Oct/Issyk.htm (737 words) |
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