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Coordination and Development of Plant Red List Assessments for the Caucasus Biodiversity Hotspot

Grantee Name: International Union for Conservation of Nature

Hotspot
Caucasus
Location
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation, Turkey
Amount
$307,618
Dates
Jun 2005 – Jun 2009
Keywords
Capacity building, Red List assessment

Improve understanding of threatened plants in the Caucasus and increase the capacity of local botanists to be able to use the internationally accepted methods for plant conservation assessment and monitoring. A botanical consortium from five countries in the hotspot, with technical support from IUCN and the Missouri Botanic Garden, will implement the project.

Strategic Direction :

2 Strengthen mechanisms to conserve biodiversity of the Caucasus hotspot with emphasis on species, site and corridor outcomes

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