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17. Recommended.Priority.Actions.for.Conserving.Afghanistan’s.Biodiversity.....................................................................52 18. Acknowledgements......................................................................................................................................................53 19. Literature.Cited.............................................................................................................................................................53 Appendix.1..The.Mammals.of.Afghanistan:.A.Checklist......................................................................................................58 Appendix.2..The.Birds.of.Afghanistan:.A.Checklist...............................................................................................................68 Appendix.3..The.Reptiles.of.Afghanistan:.A.Checklist..........................................................................................................87 Appendix.4..The.Amphibians.of.Afghanistan:.A.Checklist...................................................................................................93 Appendix.5..The.Fish.of.Afghanistan:.A.Checklist................................................................................................................94 Appendix.6..The.Butterflies.of.Afghanistan:.A.Checklist.......................................................................................................99 Appendix.7..The.Mosquitoes.of.Afghanistan:.A.Checklist..................................................................................................105 Appendix.8..The.Liverworts.of.Afghanistan:.A.Checklist.....................................................................................................106 Appendix.9..The.Lichens.and.Fungi.of.Afghanistan:.A.Checklist.......................................................................................107 Appendix.10..Afghan.Species.Listed.on.the.IUCN.Red.List.of.Threatened.Species...........................................................112 Appendix.11..Afghan.Species.Listed.on.Appendices.I.and.II.of.the.Convention.. ................on.the.Trade.in.Endangered.Species.(CITES)...............................................................................................114 Appendix.12..A.Subject.Bibliography.of.Afghan.Biodiversity.............................................................................................117 List of Tables Table.1. World.Meterological.Office.Global.Standard.Normal.Mean.Monthly.Temperature.(C).from.seven.. Afghan.Stations............................................................................................................................................... 13 Table.2. World.Meteorological.Office.Global.Standard.Normal.Mean.Monthly.Precipitation.(mm).from.seven.. Afghan.Stations............................................................................................................................................... 13 Table.3. Udvardy.Realms,.Provinces.and.Biomes.Present.in.Afghanistan..................................................................... 16 Table.4. Comparison.of..Differing.Biogeographic.Classifications.for.Afghanistan........................................................ 16 Table.5. Description.of.WWF-US.Eco-regions.Found.in.Afghanistan.............................................................................. 18 Table.6. Subjective.Classification.of.Human.Impact.on.Composition,.Structure.and.Function.of.WWF-US.. Eco-regions.in.Afghanistan............................................................................................................................. 25 Table.7. List.of.Afghan.wetlands.known.or.expected.to.be.biologically.significant..................................................... 26 Table.8. Number.of.Species.Known.to.Exist.in.Afghanistan........................................................................................... 28 Table.9. Important.Bird.Areas.(IBAs).in.Afghanistan.listed.by.Evans.(1994)................................................................... 29 Table.10. Species.known.to.be.endemic.to.Afghanistan............................................................................................... 35 Table.11. UNEP-WCMC’s.World.Database.on.Protected.Areas.information.on.Afghanistan’s.Protected.Areas............... 36 Table.12... Species.diversity.of.Afghanistan’s.agriculture................................................................................................. 51 List of Figures Figure.1. Map.of.Udvardy.Provinces.in.Afghanistan.(from.Sayer.and.Van.der.Zon.[1981])........................................... 15 Figure.2. WWF-US.Eco-region.Classification.of.Afghanistan.and.Neighbouring.Countries............................................. 17 Figure.3. Freitag’s.(1972).classification.of.the.potential.vegetation.of.Afghanistan.prior.to.alteration.by.human.. activity...Redrawn.by.Sayer.and.Van.der.Zon.(1981)...................................................................................... 20 Figure.4. Map.of.Afghanistan’s.Protected.Areas............................................................................................................ 38
Acronyms and abbreviations ACC. Afghan.Conservation.Corps AIMS.. Afghanistan.Information.Management.Services AVHRR. Advanced.Very.High.Resolution.Radiometer CITES. Convention.on.the.International.Trade.in.Endangered.Species.of.Wild.Flora.and.Fauna CR. Critically.Endangered DNRM. Department.of.Natural.Resource.Management EMBL. European.Molecular.Biology.Laboratory EN. Endangered EX. Extinct FAO. Food.and.Agriculture.Organization.of.the.United.Nations GLCC. Global.Land.Cover.Classification GRIN. Genetic.Resources.Information.Network IBA. Important.Bird.Area IIP. Implementation.and.Investment.Program IUCN. World.Conservation.Union MAIL. Ministry.of.Agriculture,.Irrigation.and.Livestock MDG. Millennium.Development.Goal NCSA. National.Capacity.Needs.Self-Assessment.for.Global.Environment.Management NEPA. National.Environmental.Protection.Agency PRT. Provincial.Reconstruction.Team UNCBD... United.Nations.Convention.on.Biological.Diversity UNCCD.. United.Nations.Convention.to.Combat.Desertification. UNFCCC.. United.Nations.Framework.Convention.on.Climate.Change UNEP. United.Nations.Environment.Programme UNHCR. United.Nations.High.Commissioner.for.Refugees. VU. Vulnerable WCMC. World.Conservation.Monitoring.Centre WCS. Wildlife.Conservation.Society WMO. World.Meteorological.Office WPAD. World.Protected.Areas.Database WWF. World.Wildlife.Fund
Page 1 and 2: N E P A Biodiversity Profile of Afg
Page 3: Table of Contents Foreword.........
Page 7 and 8: Foreword It. is. saddening. to. see
Page 9 and 10: Executive Summary Biodiversity,.the
Page 11 and 12: 1 Introduction Afghanistan.is.a.cou
Page 13 and 14: 5 Topography, Climate and Hydrology
Page 15 and 16: 6 Biogeography and Ecological Class
Page 17 and 18: Figure.2. WWF-US.Eco-region.Classif
Page 19 and 20: 7 Afghanistan’s Land Cover Afghan
Page 21 and 22: Although increasingly under threat
Page 23 and 24: occur.primarily.in.a.broad.arc.arou
Page 25 and 26: 9 Eco-region Status Ecosystems.can.
Page 27 and 28: © WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETy 11
Page 29 and 30: is.that.current.ranges.have.been.mu
Page 31 and 32: Appendix.I.and.nine.are.listed.on.A
Page 33 and 34: The more accessible conifer forests
Page 35 and 36: 14 Afghanistan’s Endemic Species
Page 37 and 38: 15.1 Band-i-Amir National Park Band
Page 39 and 40: of.urial.and.ibex.were.reported.to.
Page 41 and 42: Ab-i-Estada.was.reported.by.Förstn
Page 43 and 44: alpine. vegetation. and. not. from.
Page 45 and 46: government.land,.in.many.cases.righ
Page 47 and 48: (6,150.km 2 ).and.the.contiguous.Ta
Page 49 and 50: 16 Afghanistan’s Agricultural Bio
Page 51 and 52: Table.12. Species.Diversity.of.Afgh
Page 53 and 54: 18 Acknowledgements Thanks.to.Peter
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Khan,.U-u-N..and.M..Iqbal..nd..Role
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Toderich,. K.. and. Tsukatani.. 200
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Muridae Mice and relatives Dryomys
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Felidae Cats (Continued) Prionailur
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Megadermatidae False vampires Magad
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Suidae Swine Sus scrofa Wild Boar C
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Appendix 2 The Birds of Afghanistan
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Ardeidae Herons and Bitterns (Conti
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Rallidae Rails, Waterhens and Coots
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Laridae Gulls, Terns and Skimmers (
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Alcedinidae Kingfishers Common King
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Bombycillidae Waxwings and Allies B
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Sylviidae Old World Warblers (Conti
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Sturnidae Starlings Common Myna Acr
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Nectariniidae Sunbirds Purple Sunbi
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Emberizidae Buntings, American Spar
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Agamidae Agama Lizards (Continued)
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Varanidae Monitor lizards Varanus b
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Uncertain species (Continued) Eryx
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Appendix 5 The Fish of Afghanistan:
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Balitoridae River Loaches Dzihunia
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Uncertain occurrence in Afghanistan
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Family Pieridae, Whites and Sulpher
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Family Satyridae, Satyrs and Wood N
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Family Lycaenidae, Blues and Copper
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Appendix 8 The Liverworts of Afghan
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Lecanora albescens (Hoffm.) Flörke
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Appendix 10 Afghan Species Listed o
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Appendix 11 Afghan Species Listed o
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Class : AVES (Birds) (Continued) Si
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3... Jamil,.A..1994..Mission.to.the
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15..Habibi,.K..1970..Fading.natural
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Pamirs 1... Ayé,.R..2007..Wakhan.a
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11..Niethammer,.G..1971..Vogelleben
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17..Gaisler,.J.,.D..Povolny,.Z..Seb
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54..———..1965..Die.Säugetier
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92..Tokuda,.M...1966..On.a.vole.and
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34..Kirwan,.G..M..2004..The.taxonom
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76..———..1968..The.wildfowl.a
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13..Golubev,.M..L.,.and.N..N..Shche
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3... Banarescu,.P.,.and.M..R..Mirza
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37..Vijayalakchmanan,.M..A..1950..A
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35..Wojtusiak,.J..1974..A.dragonfly
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36..Breckle,.S..W..2002..Salt.Deser
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70..Gubanov,.I..A.,.and.N..I..Libiz
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105..———..1968..Sur.la.flore.
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139..———..1969..Two.new.speci
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Forestry 1... Anonymous..nd...Afgha
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