
OpinionDecember 11, 2019
Protecting a Hidden Treasure of Central Asia
The magnificent and peaceful Bamyan Plateau is nothing like the Afghanistan you see on the news
Stephane Ostrowski is the senior technical advisor for the inner Asia region at WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society). For more than 25 years, he has worked to protect vanishing species and their habitats, from the hot Iranian desert of Dasht-e Kavir to the west, across the Central Asian highlands and to the cold Gobi desert to the east.

Protecting a Hidden Treasure of Central Asia
The magnificent and peaceful Bamyan Plateau is nothing like the Afghanistan you see on the news