Today, as never before, we have to think about the future of forests in general, and in particular about natural heritage and conservation of forest ecosystems in the regions of the Tien Shan in Kyrgyzstan and neighboring countries of Central Asia. The forests of Tien Shan in have their own uniqueness, and are of great ecological importance for global processes of environment regulation and prevention of adverse climate change in Central Asia. As they grow on the slopes of the mountains, they stabilize soils, preventing soil erosion, landslides and avalanches and regulate hydrology of the region, making rivers flow more evenly throughout the year.
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