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Abram Brodsky and the beginnings of Aksu-Zhabagly
Abram Brodsky proposed a nature reserve in the upper reaches of the Aksu and Zhabagly rivers six years before it was established.
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In 1920, biologist Abram Lvovich Brodsky visited the upper reaches of the Aksu and Zhabagly rivers and proposed establishing a nature reserve there. Two years later, a group of scientists from Tashkent surveyed the area and confirmed its natural value.
The Aksu-Zhabagly Nature Reserve was established on 14 July 1926. Brodsky’s proposal preceded that decision by six years.
In 2015, the reserve joined UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves. In 2016, the Western Tien-Shan World Heritage property, which includes the reserve’s territory, was inscribed on UNESCO’s list.