Biodiversity Profile of Afghanistan: An Output of the National Capacity Needs Self-Assessment for Global Environment Management (NCSA) for Afghanistan

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.authorAfghanistan
dc.contributor.organizationAsia & Pacific Office
dc.contributor.otherShank, Christopher
dc.coverage.spatialAfghanistan
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-27T06:07:41Z
dc.date.available2020-08-27T06:07:41Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.descriptionThis document summarizes what was known in 2008 about Afghanistan’s biodiversity as an output of the National Capacity Needs Self-Assessment for Global Environment Management project implemented by UNEP. It outlines biogeographical provinces and eco-regions, describes ecosystems and pressures such as overgrazing, fuel collection, illegal harvesting, and war-related impacts, and reports losses of closed forests and open woodlands using vegetation mapping and satellite analyses. It compiles species lists for several animal groups, notes large data gaps and limited recent fieldwork, and identifies biodiversity-rich areas and proposed protected sites. It ends with priority actions on protected areas, surveys, Red-Listing, and biodiversity planning.en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/33553
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number152 p.
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectAfghanistan
dc.subjectbiodiversity
dc.subjectclimate
dc.subjecthydrology
dc.subjectbiogeography
dc.subjectland
dc.subjectforestry
dc.subjectvegetation
dc.subjectbird
dc.subjectmarine mammal
dc.subjectreptile
dc.subjectplant
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectlivestock
dc.subjectbiological diversity
dc.subjectbutterfly
dc.titleBiodiversity Profile of Afghanistan: An Output of the National Capacity Needs Self-Assessment for Global Environment Management (NCSA) for Afghanistanen
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