Uzbekistan

Publication:

Nurijanov D.A.: Results of herpetological studies in the southern and central parts of the Ustyurt plateau and the Sarykamysh basin (Republic of Uzbekistan) / D.A. Nurijanov, T.V. Abduraupov, M.A. Gritsyna // Vestnik Tyumen State University. Ecology and nature use. 2019. Volume 5.

Kazakhstan

• Report of the biodiversity expeditions to South Ustyurt 2017-2019 (in Russian)
• Report of the expedition to discover Persian Leopard in Ustyurt (2018) (in Russian)
• Report of the expedition to South Ustyurt and Mangischlak 2017 (in Russian)

Publication:

Pestov, M.V., Dieterich, T., Terentyev, V.A., Nurmuhambetov, Z.E., Muhashov, A.T. & D.A. Denisov: Problems and solutions regarding the border fence that mitigates the migration of ungulates on the territory of the Mangystau Oblast of the Republic of Kazakhstan. [In Russian: Проблема пограничных проволочных заграждений, препятствующих миграциям копытных животных, на территории Мангистауской области Республики Казахстан и пути её решения]. In: Selevinia (2018), Vol. 26, p. 92-98

Turkmenistan

Biodiversity expeditions to the State Nature Reserves “Repetek” and “Bereketli Garagum” (April 2019)

• Report 1 of the geobotanical expedition (in Russian)
• Report 2 of the geobotanical expedition (in Russian)
• Report of the ornithological expedition (in Russian)
• Report of the herpetological expedition (in Russian)
• Geological report (in Russian)

Biodiversity expeditions to the State Nature Reserve “Kaplankyr”

• Report of the botanical expedition (in Russian)
• Report of the herpetological expedition (in Russian)
• List of the avifauna (in Russian)
• Article in the Online-Journal “Turkmenistan – Golden Age” on the biodiversity expedition to the Zakaznik “Sarykamysh” (in Russian)
• Article in the Online-Journal “Turkmenistan – Golden Age” on the biodiversity expedition to Kaplankyr (in Russian)

Ornithological expedition to the protected area “Eradzhi” (Januar 2020)

• Number of wintering birds, survey data and pictures (in Russian)
• List of the avifauna of “Eradzhi” and “Repetek” (in Russian)
• Article in the Online-Journal “Turkmenistan – Golden Age” on the biodiversity expedition to Eradzhi (in Russian)

Geobotanical Expeditions to the protected area “Eradzhi” (July 2022)

• Report of the geobotanical expedition to the Repetek State Nature Reserve (in Russian)
• Assessment of the large Saxaul grove and other areas of the Repetek State Nature Reserve (in Russian)
• Map of water wells in Repetek and Eradzhi State Nature Reserve (in Russian)

Other expeditions

• Floristic report of the expeditions to Esenguly and Etrek districts (in Russian)
• Short report of a zoological expedition in West and South West Turkmenistan (in Russian)

Spatial analysis of conservation potential in cold winter deserts of Central Asia (English version)

Exemplary valuation of natural resource assets and ecosystem services

Despite harsh climatic conditions that prevail over the cold winter deserts of Central Asia, there are numerous benefits derived from these deserts that are crucial for livelihoods of the population living there. These benefits are derived in form of various ecosystem services from the cold winter deserts.

This study was conducted under the Central Asia Desert Initiative (CADI) project, aimed at conservation and adaptive use of cold winter deserts in Central Asia. The objective of the study in Uzbekistan was to assess the value of natural resource assets and ecosystem services (ES) to proximate communities to create awareness of desert ecosystem’s importance (i.e., how natural resources and ES services or lack of them impact the quality of life for community stakeholders, particularly those reliant upon forest and rangelands for their livelihoods).

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