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Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, and Uzbekistan: Central Asia Biodiversity Project
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The following project was approved today by the World Bank’s Board:
GRANT AMOUNT: GEF-US$10.15 million equivalent (SDR7.7 million)
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project will support the protection of vulnerable and unique biological communities within the West Tien Shan, a mountain range shared by the three countries located on the western edge of the Himalayan Mountain system. The project region contains an unusually rich biota, with habitats ranging from sub-tropical to tundra, which support unique and globally significant communities and threatened species such as the snow leopard, white clawed bear, and the Central Asian mountain goat and wild sheep. The region also contains wild relatives of horticultural, agricultural, and medicinal plants. The ecosystem and biodiversity of the area are under threat from increasing and uncontrolled overuse of natural resources, decreasing capacity to effectively manage the ecosystem, and the rapidly changing local and regional economic situation. For more information, please call Gina Ciagne at (202) 458.4166, fax at 522.3362, or e-mail [email protected]. |
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