Turkmenistan - Overview

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Please note that this country profile has been prepared by the Secretariat on the basis of information provided in the NBSAP and national reports, but has not been reviewed by the Party concerned.

Status and Trends of Biodiversity

Overview

Turkmenistan is a newly independent neutral state situated in the western part of Central Asia. There are over 100 ethnic groups but 90% of the population is Turkmen. More than half of the population lives in rural areas and nearly 40% of the labour force is involved in agricultural production. Though desert ecosystems occupy the majority of the country (80%), Turkmenistan possesses a rich and unique biological diversity that includes the characteristics of three large floristic provinces: the Kopetdago-Horasan (Kopetdag, Greater and Lesser Balhans), the Montane Central Asian (Kugitang) and Turan (Karakum) with the transitional region of Badkhyz and Karabil... More »

Number and Extent of Protected Areas

The total area of protected areas of all categories is 1,978,300 ha or 4.02% of the whole territory of the country. There are 250 registered natural monuments, of which only 17 have official legal status.

National Biodiversity Strategy Action Plan

Major features of National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan

The biodiversity strategy of Turkmenistan lays out 12 objectives, including the integration of biodiversity conservation activities into all levels of governmental programmes by 2005, the review and development of nature protection laws by the end of 2006, the reduction of the relative level of environmental pollution by 20% by the end of 2007, the halting of the process of degradation of natural landscapes in 30% of the territory by the end of 2010, and to preserve the existing state of the forests and restore 5% of their area by the end of 2010... More »

National Contacts

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Convention on Biological Diversity

Mr. Jumamurad Saparmuradov	CBD Primary NFP, CHM NFP
Dr. Shirin Karryeva	SBSTTA NFP
Ms. Ogulsona Karyyeva	Protected Areas NFP

Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Mr. Jumamurad Saparmuradov	BCH NFP
Ms. Ejebay Kokanova	Cartagena Protocol Primary NFP