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T1 Biodiversity Profile of Afghanistan: An Output of the National Capacity Needs Self-Assessment for Global Environment Management (NCSA) for Afghanistan
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A1 Afghanistan, 
A2 Shank, Christopher
K1 Afghanistan
K1 biodiversity
K1 climate
K1 hydrology
K1 biogeography
K1 land
K1 forestry
K1 vegetation
K1 bird
K1 marine mammal
K1 reptile
K1 plant
K1 agriculture
K1 livestock
K1 biological diversity
K1 butterfly
YR 2008
FD 2008
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/33553
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/33553
NO This 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.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 20, 2026