Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Creation of the System of Protected Areas of the North Caucasus (Green Corridor of the North Caucasus)

Grantee Name: Vsemirnyi Fond Prirody

Hotspot: Caucasus
Location: Russian Federation
Amount: $138,542
Dates: Dec 2005 – Jun 2007
Keywords: Conservation planning, Geographic Information Systems, Protected Areas

Create a Green Corridor stretching nearly 1,500 kilometers from the Black to the Caspian seas along the Great Caucasus Range – the backbone of the Caucasus Mountains. The Green Corridor will incorporate protected areas, flora and fauna migration routes, corridors, stepping stones, and multiple-use areas into a continuous and efficiently managed system. No final report available for this project.

Strategic Direction :

1 Support civil society efforts to promote transboundary cooperation and improve protected area systems in five target corridors

Creation of the System of Protected Areas of the North Caucasus (Green Corridor of the North Caucasus)

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