Governmental Decree No. 127 validating the Regulation on ecological corridors. Country/Territory Kyrgyzstan Document type Regulation Date 2021 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Land & soil, Water, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Protected area Ecosystem preservation Biodiversity Protection of habitats Land tenure Management/conservation Wild fauna Wild flora Migratory species Protection of species Endangered species Geographical area Asia, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Entry into force notes This Governmental Decree enters into force ten days after the date of its official publication. Abstract Regulation on ecological corridors governs creation of ecological corridors, establishing regimes for their protection and use of land included therein. Ecological corridor shall be intended part of ecological networks, represented by protected areas of land and waterbodies connecting protected natural territories among themselves for securing natural migrations (distribution) of wild fauna and wild flora species and conservation of biological diversity. Ecological barriers shall be intended natural, natural and technogenic elements/objects (high mountain systems, landscapes, canals, transport routes), representing obstacles to movement of wild fauna species and spreading of wild flora species, biogeochemical and biogeocenotic regulation. Ecological corridors can be natural or artificial (man-made). Ecological corridors are created for the purpose of ensuring spatially genetic unity and integrity of populations, conservation of natural complexes, biological and landscape diversity thereof, ensuring protection and reproduction of economically valuable, as well as rare and endangered wild fauna and wild flora species, natural migration routes of wild fauna species and spreading of wild flora species. Creation of an ecological corridor is aimed at performance of the following main tasks: (a) preservation of the main landscape, protective, forage and other conditions, favorable for certain species of biological diversity, including those listed in the Red Book of the Kyrgyz Republic providing their feeding, reproduction and migrations/spreading; (b) maintaining spatially genetic unity and connectedness to ecosystems, preventing their fragmentation; and (c) promoting conservation of wild fauna and wild flora species composition, maintaining and increasing number thereof, improving conditions of their habitat/growth, and migration/distribution. Full text Russian Website cbd.minjust.gov.kg References - Legislation Implements Law No. 18 “On protected areas”. Legislation | Kyrgyzstan | 2011 Keyword: Protected area, National parks, Ecosystem preservation, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Basic legislation Source: FAO, FAOLEX