Biodiversity Profile of Afghanistan - Disasters and Conflicts - UNEP
Biodiversity Profile of Afghanistan - Disasters and Conflicts - UNEP
Biodiversity Profile of Afghanistan - Disasters and Conflicts - UNEP
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l<strong>and</strong>races. <strong>of</strong>. wheat. <strong>and</strong>. other. crops. in. use. by.<br />
Afghan.farmers...Nine.local.breeds.<strong>of</strong>.sheep.are.<br />
found.in.<strong>Afghanistan</strong>.along.with.eight.breeds.<strong>of</strong>.<br />
cattle.<strong>and</strong>.seven.<strong>of</strong>.goats....<br />
Nine. priority. actions. are. suggested. for. the.<br />
conservation.<strong>of</strong>.<strong>Afghanistan</strong>’s.biodiversity.<br />
1.. Establish. priority. <strong>and</strong>. feasible. protected.<br />
areas. as. legally. recognized. <strong>and</strong>. effectively.<br />
managed. entities.. . Priority. areas. should. be.<br />
B<strong>and</strong>-i-Amir,. Ajar. Valley,. Pamir-i-Buzurg,. <strong>and</strong>.<br />
Dashte.Nawar..<br />
2.. Develop. a. protected. areas. system. plan. for.<br />
<strong>Afghanistan</strong>.designed.to.protect.representative.<br />
areas. <strong>of</strong>. high. biodiversity. in. all. major. ecoregions..<br />
3.. Survey.all.wetl<strong>and</strong>s.<strong>and</strong>.potential.protected.<br />
areas. listed. in. this. document. to. determine.<br />
current.status.<strong>and</strong>.suitability.for.inclusion.into.<br />
the.protected.areas.system.plan..<br />
4.. Initiate. a. national. Red-Listing. process. for.<br />
Afghan.mammals.with.the.technical.assistance.<br />
<strong>of</strong>. IUCN,. incorporating. targeted. surveys. to.<br />
establish.current.status.<strong>of</strong>.priority.species..<br />
5.. Encourage. national. <strong>and</strong>. international.<br />
scholars.to.develop.a.comprehensive.flora.<strong>of</strong>.<br />
<strong>Afghanistan</strong>.<br />
6.. Develop. effective. plans. to. intervene. in. the.<br />
destruction. <strong>of</strong>. the. remaining. monsoondependent.forests.<strong>of</strong>.eastern.<strong>Afghanistan</strong>...<br />
7.. Develop. effective. plans. for. preserving. <strong>and</strong>.<br />
recovering. remnant. pistachio. <strong>and</strong>. juniper.<br />
forests.in.northern.<strong>Afghanistan</strong>.<br />
8.. Develop.programs.to.preserve.native.Afghan.<br />
l<strong>and</strong>races.<strong>of</strong>.crop.plants.<strong>and</strong>.livestock..<br />
9.. Develop.a.National.<strong>Biodiversity</strong>.Strategy.<strong>and</strong>.<br />
Action.Plan.for.<strong>Afghanistan</strong>.<br />
10 An Output <strong>of</strong> the National Capacity Needs Self-Assessment
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