A press lunch on the conservation and restoration of forests in Kyrgyzstan was held as part of Green Week in Bishkek. Bakyt Yrsaliyev, Deputy Director of the Department of Forest Ecosystem Development of the State Agency for Environment Protection and Forest Resources, and Mairambek Aliyev, Head of Division of the Department, told journalists about the state of forests, their diversity and activities to pilot the forest reform. Marat Asanaliev, country coordinator of GIZ project, shared information on the support provided to piloting, new methods of forest management and results achieved. Finally, the journalists watched 5 experimental films made by children living near walnut forests.
