Quantification and Elimination of Threats to the Caspian Seal
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £260,706
WHERE Iran, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Russia, Azerbaijan
Summary
To strengthen the ability of researchers and managers in the region to identify, monitor and manage present and future threats to the Caspian seal; to halt seal population decline by reducing anthropogenic sourced mortality; to build capacity for the longterm implementation of science-based conservation and management polices in the Caspian that promote biodiversity and its sustainable use.
Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Government of Kazakhstan, International Oceanographic Institute, Government of Iran - DEC, Institute of Deserts, Flora and Fauna
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