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Kazakhstan: A small victory defenders Kok Zhailau

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Recall that on February 25 this year, public hearings were held to discuss the feasibility study (FS ) transfer of land specially protected natural territory -  Ile-Alatau State National Natural Park in the reserve land for the construction of the ski resort Kok Zhaylau .

Activists of the "Protect Kok Zhaylau "outraged then the fact that not everyone will be able to attend the event, as it took place on a weekday and the ski resort Shimbulak where many hard dobibratsya. Moreover, according to the defenders of the tract, public hearings were held in violation of Kazakhstan's environmental laws, as well as the Aarhus Convention. (…)

 

This small victory does not mean anything until there is a total campaign to protect Kok Zhaylau , but it's very inspiring activists, because they had very little faith left in justice – said representative of Ecological Society "Green Salvation" Svetlana Spatar.


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