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ALMA Monitor

See change. Preserve evidence. Ask for verification.

A photograph, place, time and source stay together, so an observation can be checked rather than merely retold.

01 / What it is

Observation is the start of verification

ALMA Monitor collects accessible observations of landscape change. It does not replace expertise, cadastral records or a court decision. Its task is to preserve facts in a form that can be checked.

02 / What we observe

Visible. Verifiable. Carefully recorded.

01

Fruit plantings

What remains, what is visible and how a place changes over time.

02

Land change

Visible earthworks, fences, construction or loss of trees.

03

Landscape risk

Waste, soil damage, water and access that require attention.

04

History of place

An archive image, map or publication with a clearly stated source.

03 / How it works

From observation to careful action

01

Record

A photo, date, approximate place and concise description of what is visible.

02

Keep context

Place, time and source remain linked to the observation.

03

Check

Material is separated from assumptions and compared with available layers.

04

Act carefully

When needed, a competent authority is asked to check the facts.

ALMA does not determine a violation or name a person responsible. A draft request asks the competent authority to verify facts and report the result.

04 / Volunteer contribution

People saw what was slipping from view

Observers walked the foothills, marked living plantings and places that need attention. Their work became a shared map.

2 488,28ha of fruit plantingsrecorded in 2025
726,09ha of lost orchards2014–2024
1 149,44ha under public observationworking outlines
127,62ha: return to the state provided by a court decisionimplementation is being checked

Layers

No personal or cadastral data

The map is an observation result, not a cadastre or legal assessment.

Districts

recorded lost
Bostandyklost 39,5%
378.37 га
246.68 га
Medeulost 21,8%
1,426 га
398.5 га
Nauryzbailost 10,6%
683.91 га
80.91 га
The share is calculated against the total recorded plantings and lost-orchard area in each district.

Signals

52 observations
Construction
24
Waste
10
Tree loss
8
Uncategorised
6
Water pollution
2
Soil damage
2
Aggregated information only. Exact coordinates of active cases are not published.
Method

The map was created from civic observation. In 2025 participants recorded fruit plantings and territories requiring attention; results were systematised in GIS and areas calculated from mapped outlines.10

05 / Examples

Observations become a shared memory of place

Fruit plantings

Observers record planting visible from accessible locations, its condition and date of capture.

Repeat observation

Comparing one point on different dates can show change without presenting an assumption as fact.

A territorial signal

Only reviewed, anonymised and safe material enters the public summary.

06 / Data and ethics

Open does not mean unprotected

We publish

Category, district, period, area and a neutral record status.

We do not publish

Personal data, sensitive coordinates and details of unfinished checks.

We do not claim

A violation, liability or legal land status without a competent authority's decision.

The public map is based on civic observation. Areas are calculated from mapped outlines; the presence of plantings does not determine the legal status of land.

07 / Take part

Do not take risks for an observation

Observe only from a safe and lawful place. Do not cross fences, enter conflict or photograph people close-up.

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