Installing solar panels on foresters’ houses and educating children and youth on sustainability and environmental protection – these are two recent ways in which Kyrgyzstan, together with FAO, has set about upscaling its sustainable forest management.

Solar panels are gaining popularity as an affordable and clean source of energy, and now, they are bringing electricity to Kyrgyz foresters. Earlier this month, FAO supported the installation of solar panels on houses in eight pilot forestry enterprises throughout the country. The project was implemented in cooperation with the State Agency for Environmental Protection and Forestry.

The foresters have said that their living conditions have improved significantly, and the panels also have made it easier for them to conduct their work on the ground.