Caucasus

Red list of the endemic plants of the Caucasus : Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Russia, and Turkey

With over 2,700 endemic plant taxa, including relict species, the Caucasus region is one of the world’s most beautiful and important biodiversity hotspots.

Author(s)
Schatz, George E.
Shulkina, Tatyana
Solomon, James Clinton

Policies for a better environment : progress in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia

This book provides a review of progress in achieving the EECCA Environment Strategy's objectives, and provides a solid analytical base for discussions on future environmental co-operation between EECCA countries and their partners.

Caucasus environment

Caucasus environment outlook (CEO) 2002

Biodiversity of the Caucasus ecoregion : an analysis of biodiversity and current threats and initial investment portfolio

Author(s)
Krever, Vladimir
Zazanashvili, Nugzar
Jungius, Hartmut
Williams, Laura
Petelin, Dmitry

Strategy for the conservation of the leopard in the Caucasus ecoregion : results from the Strategic Planning Workshop on Leopard Conservation in the Caucasus, Tbilisi, Georgia, 30 May - 1 June 2007

The workshop was hosted by WWF Caucasus Programme Office and was held in Tbilisi, Georgia, 31 May – 2 June 2008. During the three day workshop, the participants agreed on a long-term vision for the conservation of the leopard in the Caucasus ecoregion as: “Leopards and all wildlife prosper in natural habitats across the Caucasus ecoregion in harmony with people”.

Author(s)
Breitenmoser-Würsten, Christine
Breiting, Urs
Mallon, David P.
Zazanashvili, V.

Cooperation in the European mountains, 2 : Caucasus

Cooperation at the scale of entire mountain ranges, whether through formal agreements or regional institutions, is widely acknowledged to be desirable. The Caucasus, generally better known for conflict than cooperation, is a major centre of biological, landscape, and cultural diversity. Appropriate mechanisms to maintain and foster these various types of diversity - which are intricately linked - are urgently needed and as first step, this report gives an overview of the region and details of existing structures for cooperation at all levels

Author(s)
Price, Martin F.

The mountains of central and eastern Europe

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