Biodiversity Assessment for Central Asia: Regional Overview

ANE - 118/119 Report - Central Asia Region Task Order under the Biodiversity & Sustainable Forestry IQC (BIOFOR) USAID CONTRACT NUMBER: LAG-I-803-99-00014-00 This biodiversity assessment has three interlinked objectives: · To summarize the status of biodiversity and its conservation in Central Asia. Specifically, it analyzes threats, identifies opportunities, and makes recommendations for the improved conservation of biodiversity. This information will help USAID and other organizations and individuals, as appropriate, make decisions related to biodiversity conservation. · To meet the requirements stipulated under Section 119 (d) of the Foreign Assistance Act (see Annex A, FAA Sections 117 and 119), required when USAID missions are developing new strategic programs. The assessment also prepares the Mission to address issues arising under Sections 117 and 119 of the FAA, by providing information on biodiversity and natural resources in Central Asia. · To analyze the impact of current and future USAID activities in Kazakhstan on biodiversity conservation, suggest actions that USAID could undertake to support biodiversity conservation in Central Asia that are consistent with current and future USAID programs, and identify special opportunities for the Mission in the area of biodiversity conservation. This assessment consists of five individual reports, covering each of the countries of Central Asia, in addition to this regional overview. The reports tend to be more detailed for those countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan) where USAID has a significant program, and where greater opportunities seem to present themselves. The regional report summarizes some the major features and issues relating to biodiversity in the region, but should be read in consultation with individual country reports to highlight specific issues and recommendations. Prepared in 2001.

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