Meeting of the advisory board of Lagodekhi Protected Area

On July 9, 2013 a meeting of the advisory board at the Administration of Lagodekhi Protected Area was held. The meeting was attended by the members of the board, among them - Director of Lagodekhi PA, Giorgi Sulamanidze, employees of the Administration, local guides, representatives of Lagodekhi Municipality and other interested parties.

During the meeting, activities conducted in the past 6 month, as well as, future plans were discussed. Furthermore, important topics, such as celebration of the 101st anniversary of the establishment of Lagodekhi PA, alpine pasture management problems on the newly established managed reserve, forest conditions and logging resourses and eco tourism related issues were reviewed.     

The opinion to build a monument was expressed, in memory of the early initiator of the establishment of Lagodekhi Nature reserve, Ludwig Mlokosevich, who contributed greatly towards establishment of the Lagodekhi PA.

Moreover, it was also said that designated camping areas according to international standards should be established. Such actions will contribute towards better efficiency of nature protection and tourism sustainable development.    

This was the first meeting of the advisory board since the existence of the Lagodekhi PA. It should be noted, these kinds of initiatives are based on internationally accepted best practice and contribute towards the involvement of the community in the processes.