{"id":7100,"date":"2021-03-05T16:57:23","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T13:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baikalfoundation.ru\/?page_id=7100"},"modified":"2021-06-03T11:37:35","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T08:37:35","slug":"trash-free-national-parks-chikoy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/baikalfoundation.ru\/en\/our-work\/sustainable-tourism\/trash-free-national-parks\/trash-free-national-parks-chikoy\/","title":{"rendered":"Trash Free National Parks: Chikoy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

January 2021 \u2013 January 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lake Baikal Foundation has been implementing the Trash Free National Parks program<\/a> sin\u0441e 2019. As a systematic continuation of the pilot project in the Zabaikalsky National Park (the Republic of Buryatia), the Foundation initiated a scale-up of the practices in the Chikoy National Park<\/a> (the Zabaikalsky Krai).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The national park and the neighboring Krasny Chikoy settlement are in the buffer zone of the Baikal Natural Area and are crucial for the Baikal ecosystems conservation. This area is inhabited by various animal and plant species listed in regional, federal and international Red Book; four natural monuments are also situated here: Lamsky Gorodok, Lake Shebetuy, Esutaysky Golets, Bystrinsky Golets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a part of the Foundation\u2019s program, the main principle of waste treatment is established, namely \u00abCarry In \u2013 Carry Out\u00bb. It implies that the visitors and employees of the national park reduce their \u00abgarbage footprint\u00bb in national park as much as possible and can separate and recycle solid waste there. For this purpose, seven recycling points, which include mobile recycling bins, instructions for waste separation, information boards with a map of waste collection points, are to be installed in the Chikoy National Park. To ensure the correct assessment of the volume, dynamics, composition of waste and make relevant infrastructure decisions, we adjust the Concept of Sustainable Solid Waste Management for the Zabaikalsky National Park to the specifics of the Chikoy National Park. This Concept was initially developed for the Zabaikalsky National Park in 2019-2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For most local people, waste minimization and recycling practices have already turned into ecohabits and rational use of resources is not new to them. Such grassroot responsibility is a solid basis for anchoring ecotourism in the national park. The task of Lake Baikal Foundation is to help to expand and properly build the processes of logistics, environmental education, and promotion of rational consumption through the support of the local community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goals:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n