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Provide technical advice and support for improved • reindeer breeding; Study reindeer husbandry accounting systems, • and make recommendations for improvements; and Introduce reindeer brigade-farm contracts for • improved management. Results: An expert in reindeer breeding has visited and • advised all communities and their reindeer brigades. Training and compilation of documents for • reporting and certification have been completed. Recommendations have been prepared for • improved reindeer husbandry, diversification of production in the village of Andryushkino, and for horse breeding along with reindeer. An effective public council for reindeer • management has been established in the Nizhnekolymsky administration. Results from reindeer rangeland research and • estimates of their carrying capacity have been made available to stakeholders. The Turvaurgin community has started industrial • reindeer meat processing and produced 100 tonnes of reindeer meat in November 2008.

A documentary film about the Kolyma reindeer • herders has been produced and has been repeatedly shown on regional television channels. Based upon implementation of recommendations • from ECORA, there has been an increase in reindeer herds from 13,000 to 20,000 since the project started. The Turvaurgin community received a grant of • 300,000 rubles from the President of the Sakha Republic/Yakutia in recognition of being the Republic’s best reindeer breeders. The head of the community has been awarded as the Honoured Worker of the Sakha Republic. The Nutendli community has received status • as the federal livestock-breeding operator for maintaining the Chukchi reindeer breed ( hargin ) Status: Implementation of this pilot project will continue through 2009. Research and monitoring results and recommendations related to domestic reindeer management and use will be presented to the ECORA management, to the administration of Nizhnekolymsky Region, and to relevant authorities.

Activity 4: Cluster-type protected areas in the Beringovsky District

Yaroslav Nikitin