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qaraqalpaq.com
This website, by David and Sue Richardson, is a good source of information about the people of Karakalpakstan, especially on textiles, national clothing, and yurts. The page appears to have been last updated in 2012. Related entries: Caspian tiger hunters: a lieutenant’s 1894 diary A tiny shrimp is a lifeline…
A tiny shrimp is a lifeline for communities by the Aral Sea
This article, by Beyond Catastrophe’s Saxon Bosworth, provides an overview of brine shrimp or artemia in the West Aral and highlights the importance of this tiny creature for local livelihoods, aquaculture, and perhaps even as a food source. Related entries: Journal article: The Benefits of Marginality: The Great Famine around…
Report: The Value of Landscape Restoration in Uzbekistan to Reduce Sand and Dust Storms from the Aral Seabed
Abstract: Central Asia experiences frequent sand and dust storms (SDS), which have been made worse by human activity. The main objective of this study is to provide an economic analysis of the benefits of afforestation of the former Aral Seabed in Uzbekistan. The objective of this study is to estimate…
Socio-economic features of improvements for nosogeographical situation Republic of Karakalpakistan
This resource is the extended abstract for Dr. Izimbet Turdimambetov’s doctoral dissertation which summarizes his extensive work on the medical and health situation of the Republic of Karakalpakstan. The graph to the left, from his dissertation, shows the distribution of health challenges in Karakalpakstan as of 2014. Related entries: Caspian…
Environment and Post-Soviet Transformation in Kazakhstan’s Aral Sea Region: Sea Changes
Abstract: The Aral Sea is well known for its devastating regression over the second half of the twentieth century, and for its recent partial restoration. Environment and Post-Soviet Transformation in Kazakhstan’s Aral Sea Region is the first book to explore what these monumental changes have meant to those living on…
Flora and Fauna around Touristic Sights in Khorezm and Karakalpakstan
Much of the content for our Encyclopedia of Life came from this publication produced by the “Sustainable Economic Development in Selected Regions of Uzbekistan” project commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. Related entries: Journal article:…
Caspian tiger hunters: a lieutenant’s 1894 diary
A NOTE FROM THE TEAM: The Caspian tiger was assessed as extinct in 2003. The following text is an 1894 excerpt from Lieutenant Kolushev’s diary. The extract documents a tiger hunting mission in Karakalpakstan. This source was sent to us by a local Karakalpak resident. For more information on the…
Video: Aral: is there life after death?
This video explores the ways that the drying of the Aral Sea has created a new desert habitat and how ecologists can learn from this process. Have a look at some of the creatures in the Encyclopedia of Life. Russian with English subtitles [Warning: contains unsettling images and offensive language]….
Journal article: ‘Water Is Life’-Farmer R in Khorezm, Uzbekistan: A Lifeworld Analysis
Abstract: Khorezm Province is located in the Amu Darya lowlands ofUzbekistan, where unsustainable use of irrigation water has led to the Aral Sea crisis. This study deals with the question of how farmers in Khorezm perceive water and its management and how this facilitates or prevents water conservation, or “water…
Website: Three River Stories
This website shares stories from the Syr Daryo and Naryn rivers at five different sites from three different perspectives (human, non-human, and alternative). A group of researchers studied transboundary water issues in the Aral Sea basin for four years and then created this amazing digital exhibition. “The stories of how…