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40°E Don The CEPF Niche for Investment U K R A I N E Conservation Outcomes Don Rostov na Donu The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) their protection. These targets are defined at three landscapes that need to be conserved to allow the Delta ecosystem profile and five-year investment levels; species, sites and landscapes, representing persistence of biodiversity over time, were defined KU strategy for the was developed based discrete units along an ecological continuum, using based on the needs of wide-ranging and migratory M A - M A N Veselovskoye species. These corridors are anchored on Key Y C on stakeholder workshops and analyses a data-driven process and standardized criteria. H Reservoir coordinated by the WWF Caucasus Programme. Biodiversity Areas (site outcomes) embedded in a Caucasus More than 130 experts from the six countries Species outcomes aim to avoid extinctions, and the matrix of other natural habitat and anthropogenic representing a variety of scientific, governmental primary set of targets for species outcomes are land uses. Ten conservation corridors were and nongovernmental organizations participated in those species that are globally threatened (Critically identified for the Caucasus hotspot as important for 1/1,600,000 11 February 2005 the process. Data on biodiversity, socioeconomic Endangered, Endangered and Vulnerable) biodiversity conservation, five of which are eligible factors, institutional context and conservation according to the IUCN Red List. In the Caucasus for CEPF investment. R U S S I A N F E D E R A T I O N efforts from the region’s six countries were region, a total of 51 species representing six compiled and synthesized to develop CEPF’s taxonomic groups (mammals, birds, amphibians, The full set of outcomes are designed to help guide investment strategy for the Caucasus. The profile reptiles, fish and plants) were defined as targets for actions by the wider conservation and donor team also hosted two workshops to enable broad achieving species outcomes. communities. The CEPF niche for investment was Lake Manych-Gudilo input from stakeholders and to help reach a formulated based on five major parameters: S E A consensus on conservation priorities for the region. Recognizing that most species are best conserved evaluation of threatened and endemic biodiversity, Azov Sea Yeya through the protection of sites in which they occur, determination of priority geographical areas, Eastern Coast Beisug Salt Lakes The Caucasus ecosystem profile includes a new "Key Biodiversity Areas" were defined as targets potential impact of thematic directions, assessment O F Elista commitment and emphasis on using conservation for achieving site outcomes. Key Biodiversity Areas of available institutional capacity and analysis of s Beisug outcomes — targets against which the success of are globally important sites for the conservation of current funding gaps and opportunities. As a Reservoir investments can be measured — as the scientific threatened and endemic species, as well as species result, CEPF investments focus on conserving the A Z O V underpinning for determining CEPF’s geographic that congregate in very large numbers at a particular hotspot's 51 globally threatened species, the Primorsko-Akhtarsk and thematic focus for investment. Species, site site during their life cycle. Investments to create majority of which are found in sites in five target Salt Lakes and corridor outcomes for the Caucasus were protected areas or special conservation regimes, conservation corridors: u defined in cooperation with scientists at expand existing protected areas and improve Conservation International’s Center for Applied protected area management, should be targeted Caspian Priazovsky Novo-Berezansky Biodiversity Science (CABS). towards these sites in order to prevent species West Sanctuary Sanctuary 45°E extinctions and biodiversity loss. The experts in the East Lesser Caucasus s Conservation outcomes are the full set of Caucasus identified 205 Key Biodiversity Areas, Hyrcan quantitative and justifiable conservation targets in targets for achieving site outcomes, covering just a hotspot that need to be achieved in order to 19% of the land area in the hotspot. For more information, visit www.cepf.net. prevent biodiversity loss. Having these targets in

a K place ensures that conservation action focuses on For some species, protecting sites alone will not u b an the species at the greatest risk of extinction and the be sufficient to ensure their conservation in the sites and landscapes that are most important for long-term. Corridor outcomes, which are the larger 45°N Krimsky Sanctuary c La Novotroitskoye Reservoir Krasnodar b a 50°E Dadynskiye Shovgenovsky Lake Sanctuary 45°N u Novorossiysk 45°N

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• M Sochi Damkhurtsky Sanctuary Dautsky Ritsis Sanctuary CA SPI AN Nature Argakhanski Bay Reserve Teberdinksi Su Nature Reserve khu Ts'khinvali m i Prielbrusiye River T'Bilisi Bichvinta-Miusera Groznyy (2) Nature Reserve Sukhumi Kabardino- (1) Balkarsky NR C A S P I A N Makhachkala s Baki Alaniya National I Meleshtinsky Park ng Erzi Nature GR E AT E R C A U C A S U S ush Reserve Sanctuary Severo-Osetinsky sky Erzurum Sanctuary S E A r Nature Reserve e ive i R and Sanctuaries ur Askhi-Karst Ing Massif Nakhichevan Liakhvi Kolkheti NP River Sataplia Kayakentsky m Nature Reserve Nature Aquatory Sanctuary B L A C K S E A R Reserve Akhmeta i oni R Kosobsko- Tabriz ive r Begtinsky Kolkheti Akhmeta Kelebsky Sanctuary Nature Reserve Ea ste o rn River G E O R G I A Babaneuri C Varkhatau Ridge Rasht auc asu vi Kvernaki Ridge s Tlyaretinsky edz ry Saguramo -Kharagauli NP N tua K Sanctuary anc u Nature Reserve Lagodekhi c Kintrishi S r a Samur NR Range Zanjan Zakatala Samur Valley Mtirala Goderdzi Nature Reserve Berkubinsky Delta t (2) Pass Ktsia-Tabatskuri T'Bilisi Forest Sh Sanctuary (Tiflis) avshe Chorokhi ti Range Jandari S (1) Tetrobi Alazani am Sanctuary Lake u r Laman-Kam Lake River Valley Sarybash Yallama Rivers Kartsakhi Area Rostov na Donu Lake Gardabani u S S U Sanctuary U C A Saghamo Bazar-Duzu C A Lake Jandar Lake (2) S S E R Khanchali Plateau Mountain Akzibir Lakes W E S T L E Lake Range Yalnizcam Shakhdag Elista Aktas Lake Bugdasheni Garaiazi-Agstapha IORI-MINGECHAUR Mountains Lake Mountain Erakatar Sanctuary Oguz Javakheti Tashir Garaiazi (1)

O Cildir Lake Range Nature Reserve Sheqi Sanctuary Gabala Amasia Babadag Mountain Dogu Karadeniz Samukh Harsit Vadisi Mountains JAVAKHETI ing Ismailly Krasnodar M acevi Ajinaur Lake Shamkhor r Dsegh-Haghartsin Res erv 50°E Armavir Kuyucuk Pombak Chain and oi Stavropol Korchai Sanctuary r Maykop Mt. Ziaret Lake Dilijan National Park Novorossiysk Forest Plain Nevinnomyssk Shakhdag Gekchai Bozdag Mountains n Cali Lake Range Shemakha A R M E N I A Barda Sanctuary Absheron Archipelago Gizildja (north) and Artem Bay hri Krasnoye Lake Coruh Ne Sanctuary Kargabazar and Sochi Ara A Z E R B A I J A N and Absheron T U R K E Y Artashavan Mount Gey-Gel Lake Gush-Gaya Mountains Groznyy o EAST Waterbodies Baki Absheron Sanctuary Lake Sevan () 40°N LESS ER Giamysh Mount Makhachkala Sarakamis Forest † Sukhumi Yerevan Central Shirvan CA UC A SU S Gobustan Factory Shelf i Nature Reserve Arax River Lake (1) Ag-Gel Sarysu K (2) Boz-Koba ur 40°N Lake a (3) Khosrov Lake t Ts'khinvali Erzurum Karakose NR Hadjikabul Lake (4) Alat Bay-Baku Archipelago 40°E Igdir Plain Armash Lachin Goravan Gndasar Stepanakert Sands Sanctuary Mil-Karabakh Steppe† (6) T'Bilisi North-East (Xankandi)) (7) Karasu Sanctuary Djermuk (8) Ararat Araz-Behremtepe a Plain SOUT H ERN Dashalti (5) Gorike UPL A ND S Ararat Sardarak Nature Shirvan Nature Reserve/ Roster of Key Biodiversity Areas Noravank Caves Reserve Shorgel Lakes * denotes CEPF priority *CASPIAN Agh- Baki Armash Goris Tendurek Gel Bichenek Yerevan v Fish-Farm Sanctuary Mahmud- -MANYCH * 52 Samur Delta Mountain Maku 53 Yallama Rivers Parsabad Chala Lake * AZERBAIJAN Gubadly Sanctuary Stepanakert 1 Dadynskiye Lakes 54 Akzibir Lake Delta Erzurum * Ordubad 2 Kuban * 55 Kargabazar and Gush-Gaya s Sanctuary ra r 3 Manych-Gudilo Lake Mountains JAVAKHETI A 4 Yeisky Salt Lakes * 56 Absheron Archipelago (north) Nakhichevan Gizil-Agach 5 Don Delta and Artem Bay 104 Javakheti Range Dam Lake Nakhichevan 6 Krimsky Sanctuary * 57 Absheron Sanctuary 105 Tashir Bay 7 Priazovsky Sanctuary * 58 Krasnoye Lake and Absheron 106 Amasia Maku and Ordubad AR A SBA R AN e 8 Veselovskoye Reservoir Waterbodies west border 9 Azov Sea Eastern Coast 59 Alat Bay-Baku Archipelago (1) Meghri * Marakan 10 Yeya River Mouth * 60 Alat Bay-Baku Archipelago (2) 107 Tabriz 11 Primorsko-Akhtarsk Salt Lakes 61 Alat Bay-Baku Archipelago (3) 108 Javakheti Range * Kiamaky Kaleibar and Arasbaran s * 62 Alat Bay-Baku Archipelago (4) 109 Saghamo Lake *GREATER CAUCASUS 63 Alat Bay-Baku Archipelago (5) 110 Madatapa Lake Rasht * SOUTHERN UPLANDS L a k e Zuvand Azerbaijan 64 Alat Bay-Baku Archipelago (6) 111 Bugdasheni Lake Armenia Sanctuary Forest Cover (2001) * V a n Hyrkan Nature Reserve * 12 Zakatala NR * 65 Alat Bay-Baku Archipelago (7) 112 Khanchali Lake 144 Araks River image resolution * 13 Gabala NR * 66 Alat Bay-Baku Archipelago (8) 113 145 Armash 14 Sarybash 67 Shirvan NR / Shorgel Lakes 146 Goravan Sands Sanctuary Azerbaijan scale: 1/5,600,000 n * * Van Dogusu projection: Albers Equal Area Conic Zanjan * 15 Ismailly * 68 Gobustan NR 147 Armash Fish-Farm 177 Sarysu Lake I R A N Mountains central meridian: 46° east longitude * 16 Babadag Mountain * 69 Kura Delta 114 Aktas Lake 148 Maku and Iran West Border 178 Ag-Gel Lake standard parallels: 45° & 39° north latitude * 17 Shakhdag Mountain (1) * 70 Gyzyl-Agach Bay 115 Erakatar 149 Maku 179 Dashalti NR Mountain Sahand and Sabalan * 18 Shakhdag Mountain (2) * 71 Mahmud-Chala Lake 116 Cildir Lake 150 Agh-Gel 180 Lake Boz-Koba * 19 Bazar-Duzu Mountain 72 Hadjikabul Lake 184 Sheqi Sanctuary o * † Lavandvil * 20 Oguz 73 Central Shirvan *EAST LESSER CAUCASUS Turkey 185 Shemakha * † * 74 Mil-Karabakh Steppe Armenia 151 Mt. Ziaret Forest 186 Araz-Behremtepe Conservation Outcomes Georgia 75 Dagestan NR and Kizlyar Bay 117 Dsegh-Haghartsin-Pambak Chain 152 Karasu Plain 187 Gey-Gel Lake Tabriz * * L a k e * 21 Bichvinta-Miusera NR * 76 Tarumovsky Sanctuary and and Dilijan NP 153 Sarakamish Forest 188 Factory Shelf 45°E U r m i a Caucasus * 22 Ritsa NR Karakolsky Lakes 118 Lake Sevan 154 Igdir Plain 189 Giamysh Mount Lisar Nature

C * * 23 Sukhumi * 77 Hamamaturtovsky Sanctuary *119 Shakhdag Range 155 Tendurek Mountain Reserve 25 0 25 50 75 100 * 24 Svaneti (1) * 78 Agrakhansky Bay *120 Khosrov NR 156 Van Dogusu Mountains Georgia * 25 Svaneti (2) * 79 Sulak River *121 Gndasar 157 Karakose 190 Askhi Massif kil ometers * 26 Abkhazia * 80 Kayakentsky Sanctuary *122 Djermuk 158 North-East Ararat 191 Kvernaki scale: 1/1,600,000 * 27 Racha * 81 Samur River *123 Gorike 159 Ararat 192 Saguramo NR 28 Liakhvi NR 82 Berkubinsky Forest 124 Meghri 193 Sataplia NR Biodiversity hotspots are regions that harbor projection: Albers Equal Area Conic * * * central meridian: 46° east longitude 29 Khevi 125 Noravank ARASBARAN especially high numbers of endemic species * * standard parallels: 45° & 39° north latitude * 30 Khevsureti *WEST LESSER CAUCASUS Iran Iran and, at the same time, have been significantly * 31 Tusheti Georgia Azerbaijan 160 Kaleibar and Arasbaran 194 Mount Sahand and Sabalan impacted by human activities. Each hotspot Anzali Lagoon Yerevan * 32 Akhmeta NR (Akhmeta) * 83 Meskheti *126 Ordubad Sanctuary 161 Parsabad faces extreme threats and has already lost at least 70 percent of its original natural hotspot boundary capital, town * 33 Akhmeta NR (Babaneuri) * 84 Tetrobi Sanctuary *127 Bichenek 162 Marakan Russia (national capitals underlined) * 34 Eastern Caucasus * 85 Ktsia-Tabatskuri Sanctuary *128 Ordubad 163 Kiamaky 195 Novotroitskoye Reservoir vegetation. Over 50 percent of the world’s Rasht 35 Lagodekhi * 86 Trialeti Range 129 Sardarak Caves 164 Lake 196 Meleshtinsky Sanctuary plant species and 42 percent of all terrestrial er * * iv 87 Nedzvi Sanctuary 197 Novo-Berezansky Sanctuary vertebrate species are endemic to the HYR CAN R Bojagh * d biodiversity hotspots, making them urgent ru CASPIAN CEPF priority corridor country border Russia * 88 Borjomi-Kharagauli NP IORI-MINGECHAUR *HYRCAN 198 Shovgenovsky Sanctuary pi priorities for biodiversity conservation at a Se * 36 Teberdinksy NR * 89 Goderdzi Pass Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 199 Irgaklinskaya Forest Area Gasht-e Rudkhan * 37 Kavkazsky Biosphere Reserve * 90 Shavsheti Range (1) 130 Garayazy-Agstafa Sanctuary *165 Hyrcan NR 200 Varkhatau Ridge global scale. 37°N 38 Sochinsky NP 91 Shavsheti Range (2) 131 Samukh 166 Zuvand Sanctuary 201 Surrounding of Kislovodsk data: and Siahmazgy * * * other biodiversity conservation corridor 39 Tlyaratinsky Sanctuary 92 Chorokhi 132 Korchai Sanctuary Center for Applied Biodiversity Science at 37°N JAVAKHETI river * * Conservation International, Washington, DC USA 40 Severo-Osetinsky NR and 93 Batumi 133 Barda Sanctuary Iran Turkey * * The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund Digital Chart of the World (DCW) Sanctuaries * 94 Mtirala 134 Garayazy NR *167 Lisar NR 202 Kars Plain (CEPF) is a joint initiative of Conservation Global Shoreline Database, January 2001, Veridian (GDAIS) 41 Laman-Kam Area * 95 Kintrishi NR 135 Alazani Valley 168 Sepirud River 203 Yalnizcam Mountains International, the Global Environment * * MOD12Q1 V004 Land Cover Product Binary, Boston University Lvandvil Key Biodiversity Area, CEPF Priority* intermittent stream * 42 Kabardino-Balkarsky NR * 96 Supsa River 136 Jandar Lake *169 Lavandevil 204 Cali Lake Facility, the Government of Japan, the VMap0, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency * 43 Sochinsky Sanctuary * 97 Kolkheti 137 Gekchai Bozdag Mountains *170 Anzali Lagoon 205 Kuyucuk Lake MacArthur Foundation and the World Bank. WDPA Consortium - World Database on Protected Areas 2004 Zanjan A fundamental goal of CEPF is to ensure World Wildlife Fund - Caucasus Programme Office * 44 Kosobsko-Kelebsky Sanctuary * 98 River 138 Shamkhor *171 Gasht-e Rudkhan and Siahmazgy 50°E † civil society is engaged in biodiversity T bilisi, Georgia * 45 Begtinsky * 99 Khobi River 139 Ajinaur Lake NOTE: 46 Erzi NR 100 Kolkheti NP (Aquatory) SITES NOT COVERED BY CORRIDORS It should be noted that the CEPF Site Outcomes conservation. Kuban Key Biodiversity Area, Other* lake * * this map was produced by the Conservation Mapping Program 47 Ingushsky Sanctuary 101 River Georgia Armenia (Key Biodiversity Areas) Central Shirvan and * * M.Denil - Chief Cartographer * 48 Alania NP 140 Iori Plateau 173 Ara Mount Mil-Karabakh Steppe are not entirely contained The political and geographic designations K.Koenig - Cartographer * 49 Prielbrusiye Turkey 141 Gardabani Sanctuary 174 Artashavan within the CEPF Caspian Investment Corridor. shown on this map do not imply the Center for Applied Biodiversity Science protected area ** (extent, geographic extent pending) wetland * 50 Dautsky Sanctuary *102 Harsit Vadisi 142 Alazani Valley 175 Ani This may affect approval of particular applications expression of any opinion on behalf of Conservation International * 51 Damkhurtsky Sanctuary *103 Dogu Karadeniz Mountains 143 176 Goris Sanctuary targeted upon these sites. CEPF or any of its partners concerning the 1919 M Street, NW legal status or deliniation of the frontiers of Washington, DC, 20036 USA any country, territory or area. © February 2005 * Key Biodiversity Areas are targets for achieving site-level conservation outcomes. CEPF funding is not available for marine conservation. ** IUCN Categories Ia, Ib, II-VI, and unclassified