Emil Japarovich Shukurov (1938–2019) — Ornithologist, Candidate of Biological Sciences, Doctor of Geographical Sciences, Professor, Honored Scientist of the Kyrgyz Republic, full member of the New York Academy of Sciences, Chairman of the “Aleyne” Ecological Movement of Kyrgyzstan
E. J. Shukurov, born in 1938, ethnic Kyrgyz, graduated from Kyrgyz State University, Faculty of Biology and Soil Science, specializing in biology and zoology, in 1960; completed graduate studies at the Faculty of Biology and Soil Science of Moscow State University in 1962. Candidate of Biological Sciences (1968), Doctor of Geographical Sciences (1992), Professor (2001), Honored Scientist of the KR (2002).
Ecosystem management is the organization of interactions with ecosystems, or among ecosystems, aimed at ensuring their optimal functioning.
The surface of our planet is not uniform. It is divided into water and land, plains and mountains, warm and cold, humid and arid regions. It is also divided among living creatures, different species of which have adapted to live under a wide variety of conditions.
The fundamental flaw of the new states in the post-Soviet space is that, having declared themselves successors to the previous states, they appropriated not only material assets but also took upon themselves all the filth, baseness, and crimes associated with plunder, the seizure of others' property, and humiliation...
Alas, humans manage to 'reach' wild animals even in inaccessible mountains. It is not enough that they have nearly wiped out wildlife at the foothills of the ranges — they must also climb to places where they themselves cannot live, but where they are nonetheless able to spoil life for others...
We do not always realize that, in the pursuit of "goods," we often destroy the lives of others. We too easily and thoughtlessly agree, for the sake of those same "goods," to take the lives of countless living creatures: flowers and insects, trees and animals. But we do not understand, or various reasons prevent us from understanding, that having taken
AND BY THIS THOUGHTLESSNESS OF THEIRS, PEOPLE BETRAY THEMSELVES, THEIR PRESENT, AND THEIR FUTURE, WHICH MAY NEVER COME.
In lieu of a preface: Our knowledge can be compared to a search for a path toward an unclear goal, which becomes marked only after one has chosen the right direction, and takes final shape only once one has found the right way, the right means of achieving it.
The fact that the overwhelming majority of us fail to notice, fail to understand the catastrophic nature of our situation under the yoke of shopkeepers who have imposed on us an ideology of unbridled consumerism, testifies to our degradation as thinking beings, as beings possessing a genuine culture of partnership relations
At last, there are unmistakable signs that the provisional revolutionary government has managed, in a matter of days, to solve at least two of the most complex problems that were beyond the capacity of all previous governments. From now on, we have no human rights violations. That is the first thing!
The authorities clearly demonstrate that what matters most is not the law, but serving the interests of those in power and their associates.
Jailoo. The wild beauty of bountiful nature and the free nomadic life are the desired reward after the harsh trials of long winter days and the severe fodder shortage of early spring. A mild summer on high-mountain pastures makes the nomad's hard labor feel like a celebration.
Uncovering the reasons for the survival of our immediate ancestors is not merely of theoretical interest. It is relevant for envisioning and solving the vitally important problems facing modern humanity.
