As of: July 2016
CENTRAL ASIAN DESERT INITIATIVE
(CADI) - CONSERVATION AND
ADAPTIVE USE OF COLD WINTER
DESERTS IN CENTRAL ASIA
OBJECTIVE AND ACTIVITIES
Central Asian cold winter deserts are among the least
protected biomes worldwide. Due to their unique biological
diversity and importance as migration space, they provide a
huge range of ecosystem services, including the provision of
pasture. These habitats and species are highly endangered
by human made desertification processes, causing negative
impacts for human life and prosperity in the whole region.
The project supports partner institutions in the target
countries with a sustainable land use planning with
inclusion of the local population as well as a new setup of
protected areas and world heritage sites. The project
connects key actors through policy advice, scientific
cooperation, trainings and the initiation of a regional desert
initiative (CADI, Central Asian Desert Initiative), raises
awareness for the importance of ecosystems and supports
the affected partner countries with the implementation of
their international commitments (CBD, UNFCCC).
PROJECT DATA
Country:
China, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Kazakhstan,
Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Partner institution:
Michael Succow Foundation
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations (FAO)
Implementing organisation:
Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald
BMUB grant:
€ 3,280,963
Duration:
07/2016 till 12/2019
Website:
http://www.uni-greifswald.de/en/
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