URGENT: ECOCIDE & REPRESSION IN KYRGYZSTAN

On July 31, 2026, an F1H2O powerboat race is planned in Issyk-Kul — a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. This is illegal.

WHY IT'S A CRIME:

1. VIOLATION OF LAW #115 "On Sustainable Development of Issyk-Kul Eco-Economic System" (Aug 13, 2004)

   Article 9: 1/3 of natural resources must remain an INVIOLABLE RESERVE to prevent ecosystem collapse.

   An ecosystem is a chain. If one link breaks, the entire system collapses.

   F1H2O's 160dB noise + 2,293,740 KG CO₂ breaks the chain:

   Water pollution → Microorganisms die → Fish disappear → Birds leave → Lake becomes a swamp. This is collapse.

   Article 12: Issyk-Kul is a site of GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY. Endemic species MUST BE PROTECTED BY THE STATE. The state is instead enabling its destruction.

2. VIOLATION OF WATER CODE

   Art. , 14,59: Pollution of water bodies is BANNED.

3. F1H2O ADMITS THE DAMAGE

   Official site h2oracing.net: 2,293,740 KG of CO₂.

4. POLICE INTIMIDATION

   Kyrgyz citizens protecting the lake are being threatened by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Violation of Kyrgyz Constitution Art. 49 & 32.

OUR DEMANDS:

1. UNESCO: Uphold your MAB Programme. Enforce Law #115. Stop F1H2O.

2. UIM & UNEP: Choose E1 Series — zero emission. Why violate the law?

3. Kyrgyz Prosecutor General: Prosecute violators of Law #115, Art. 9 & 12.

Issyk-Kul is a 2-million-year-old ecosystem. An "Amanat" — sacred heritage.

Break one link, and all is lost.

#ISSYKKULSOS #Law115 #UNESCO #SaveIssykKul #E1NotF1H2O

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Автор: Самат Кушбек, эколог, Францияда жашаган кыргыз жараны.