Photo: Alejandro Laguna | UNEP
The Kyrgyz Republic has established a 800,000-hectare ecological corridor that connects Khan-Tengri National Park and the Naryn Nature Reserve, expanding the nation’s protected landscape to over 1.2 million hectares and supporting some of Central Asia’s most iconic species and landscapes. The corridor is designed to ensure habitat connectivity and climate resilience for mountain wildlife, including the vulnerable snow leopard and its prey species like Asiatic ibex and argali sheep. The corridor allows for seasonal grazing, ecotourism, and reforestation efforts, regulated to avoid disrupting wildlife migration patterns or damaging ecosystem integrity. Historically, the corridor region supported over 65,000 sheep in summer. The new plan will reduce this by 15,000, helping mountain pastures recover and allowing wildlife more access to forage.
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