IUCN SSC Caucasus Plant Red List Authority
IUCN COMMISSION GROUP

IUCN SSC Caucasus Plant Red List Authority

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Overview and description

Description:
The IUCN SSC Caucasus Plant Red List Authority contributes to increase current knowledge on the taxonomy and ecology of the species in the Caucasus and promote their long - term conservation.

The IUCN SSC Caucasus Plant Red List Authority contributes to increase current knowledge on the taxonomy and ecology of the species in the Caucasus and promote their long - term conservation.

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Group leadership

Prof Ketevan BATSATSASHVILI
Red List Authority Coordinator
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Prof George NAKHUTSRISHVILI
Red List Authority Coordinator
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More about the Specialist Group

By a collection of ethnobotanical data, the Caucasus Plant Red List Authority (RLA) members contribute substantially to the accomplishment of a requirement of the Caucasus Plant Initiative. The team is continuing activities in this direction to collect and publish data on diverse uses of plants in a broader geographic scale within the Caucasus region, which – by preserving traditional knowledge of human-nature interaction – helps in the creation of a basis for ...

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More about the Specialist Group

By a collection of ethnobotanical data, the Caucasus Plant Red List Authority (RLA) members contribute substantially to the accomplishment of a requirement of the Caucasus Plant Initiative. The team is continuing activities in this direction to collect and publish data on diverse uses of plants in a broader geographic scale within the Caucasus region, which – by preserving traditional knowledge of human-nature interaction – helps in the creation of a basis for sustainable use schemes of wild plant resources.

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MISSION
Our mission is to assess and re-assess plant species based on field studies of rare plant populations; identify threatened ecosystems and assess risk severity in the Caucasus/one or more countries of the Caucasus.

Specialist Group work

In addition, the publication of assessments on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species will help in the conservation/ sustainable use of these species as well as associated habitats.

The Caucasus on the IUCN Red List

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To inform conservation efforts, CP-RLA assesses species for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Annual Report

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Caucasus Plant, 2020. Credit: IUCN SSC Caucasus Plant Red List Authority (CP-RLA).

 

During study of psammophyte littoral vegetation of Caspian seaside. Credit: IUCN SSC Caucasus Plant Red List Authority (CP-RLA).

 

Laboratory research of collected plant seeds. Credit: IUCN SSC Caucasus Plant Red List Authority (CP-RLA).

 

Caucasus Plant, 2020. Credit: IUCN SSC Caucasus Plant Red List Authority (CP-RLA).

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