Important Bird Area conservation and capacity building in Central Asia
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £193,593
WHERE Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan
Summary
To strengthen conservation capacity in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan through the development of Important Bird Area (IBA) inventories, providing the basis for consistent and coordinated conservation action
Turkmenistan Society for Nature Conservation - TSNC, Min for Nature Protection of Turkmenistan - MNPT, Uzbekistan Zoological Society - UZB, ACBK - Association for the Conservation of Biodliversity in Kazakhstan
NBSAP, PROTECTED AREAS, MONITORING, RESEARCH TRAINING
Countries
Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan
Project Outputs
Project management and coordination structure is established and sustained
Existing available data on the status of the region’s species and habitats is collected, processed and analysed
Existing and potential fieldworkers are introduced to IBA work, trained and equipped
New data on the status of the region’s species and habitats is gathered through field work
An IBA Inventory for each country is compiled, published and disseminated
Conservation strategies for IBAs in the region are developed and their implementation started
Public awareness of national nature value, its conservation and IBA protection is increased
