Biodiversity Profile of Afghanistan - Disasters and Conflicts - UNEP

Table.5. Description.of.WWF-US.Eco-regions.Found.in.Afghanistan
Biome
Temperate Coniferous Forests
Eco-region
“Zip-Code”
Temperate Grasslands, Savannahs and Shrublands
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Eco-region Name Global Status
PA0506 East Afghan Montane Conifer Forests Vulnerable
PA 0808 Gissaro-Alai Open Woodlands (minor occurrence
in Afghanistan)
Critical/Endangered
PA1006 Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau Alpine Steppe Vulnerable
PA 1014 Pamir Alpine Desert And Tundra Vulnerable
PA 1005 Hindu Kush Alpine Meadow Vulnerable
PA 1004 Ghorat-Hazarajat Alpine Meadow Vulnerable
PA 1012 Northwestern Himalayan Alpine Shrub and
Meadows (minor occurrence in Afghanistan)
PA 1018 Sulaiman Range Alpine Meadows (minor
occurrence in Afghanistan)
Relatively Stable/
Intact
Stable/Intact
PA1307 Baluchistan Xeric Woodlands Critical/Endangered
PA 1309 Central Afghan Mountains Xeric Woodlands Critical/Endangered
PA 1301 Afghan Mountains Semi-Desert Critical/Endangered
PA 1306 Badkhiz-Karabil Semi-Desert Critical/Endangered
PA 1313 Central Persian Desert Basins Vulnerable
PA 1326 Registan-North Pakistan Sandy Desert Vulnerable
PA 1322 Paropamisus Xeric Woodlands Vulnerable
1 An Output of the National Capacity Needs Self-Assessment