{"id":23,"date":"2026-10-28T07:17:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T07:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifekg.org\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2026-10-28T08:22:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T08:22:56","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wildlifekg.org\/?page_id=23","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull folio-hero has-nv-text-dark-bg-background-color has-background\" style=\"padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-03d985c6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#d35d1d;margin-bottom:14px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase\">About Us<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2d3130;font-size:56px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-1px;line-height:1.05\">Protecting biodiversity in Kyrgyzstan and the Central Asian Flyway<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#2d3130;margin-top:22px;font-size:18px;line-height:1.7\"><strong>Founded in 2024, Nature Foundation is dedicated to the protection of biodiversity, and especially birds, amphibians and their habitats in the Kyrgyz Republic, and along the Central Asian Flyway.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-nv-text-dark-bg-background-color has-background\" style=\"padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-86bc5cb7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d9a6ea98 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:48%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group folio-round\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifekg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wps_pic_2-1-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifekg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wps_pic_2-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlifekg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wps_pic_2-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifekg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wps_pic_2-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wildlifekg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wps_pic_2-1-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlifekg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wps_pic_2-1-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:52%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#d35d1d;font-size:44px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.5px\">Our Mission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#2d3130;margin-top:20px;font-size:17px;line-height:1.7\">Our mission is to protect biodiversity through research &amp; monitoring, targeted conservation action, policy advocacy, citizen science and environmental education<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#2d3130;margin-top:20px;font-size:17px;line-height:1.7\">We thrive to mainstream bird conservation in Central Asia by fostering a spirit of cooperation, caring and shared appreciation for the living<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-nv-text-dark-bg-background-color has-background\" style=\"padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-86bc5cb7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#d35d1d;margin-bottom:48px;font-size:44px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.5px\">Our core directions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-80408f59 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group folio-card has-border-color\" style=\"border-color:#E5E7EB;border-width:1px;border-radius:14px;padding-top:32px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:32px;padding-left:28px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-34700559 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2d3130;font-size:32px;font-weight:700\"><strong>Wetlands<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#2d3130;font-size:17px;line-height:1.65\">Wetlands are the cradle of life. They support all ecosystems and human societies in Central Asia, yet they are the most threatened ecosystems in the region. Protecting them, is investing in the future of biodiversity and human communities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group folio-card has-border-color\" style=\"border-color:#E5E7EB;border-width:1px;border-radius:14px;padding-top:32px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:32px;padding-left:28px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-34700559 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2d3130;font-size:32px;font-weight:700\">Birds of Prey<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#2d3130;font-size:17px;line-height:1.65\">Nature Foundation works on the protection the five species of vultures in the Kyrgyz Republic, and collaborates with several partners to better protect Falcons and develop a national plan for the conservation of birds of prey.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group folio-card has-border-color\" style=\"border-color:#E5E7EB;border-width:1px;border-radius:14px;padding-top:32px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:32px;padding-left:28px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-34700559 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2d3130;font-size:32px;font-weight:700\"><strong>Citizen Science <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#2d3130;font-size:17px;line-height:1.65\">Nature Foundation is eBird&#8217;s partner in the Kyrgyz Republic. By promoting citizen science apps such as eBird &amp; INaturalist, Nature Foundation wishes to better connect people to their environment and better understand poorly understood ecosystems.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group folio-card has-border-color\" style=\"border-color:#E5E7EB;border-width:1px;border-radius:14px;padding-top:32px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:32px;padding-left:28px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-34700559 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2d3130;font-size:32px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Flyway conservation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#2d3130;font-size:17px;line-height:1.65\">Along our partners at the Youth Group for Protection of Environment (YGPE) in Tajikistan, Nature Foundation is a founding member and co-host of the Central Asian Conservation Network. To learn more visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/cafnetwork.org\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"cafnetwork.org\">cafnetwork.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-nv-text-dark-bg-background-color has-background\" style=\"padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b7d4b588 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2d3130;font-size:40px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.5px\">Want to work with us?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#d35d1d;margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:32px;font-size:18px;line-height:1.7\">We\u2019re always looking for new challenges and new people to collaborate with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-ff191641 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-nv-text-dark-bg-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/wildlifekg.org\/contact\/\" style=\"border-radius:8px;background-color:#d35d1d;padding-top:14px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:14px;padding-left:30px\">Get in Touch<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Us Protecting biodiversity in Kyrgyzstan and the Central Asian Flyway Founded in 2024, Nature Foundation is dedicated to the protection of biodiversity, and especially birds, amphibians and their habitats in the Kyrgyz Republic, and along the Central Asian Flyway. 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