%0 Dataset
%T Important bird habitat in Kazakhstan
%J Arid Land Ecology and Resources Science Data Center
%I Arid Land Ecology and Resources Science Data Center(data.dcxjegi.cn)
%U https://data.dcxjegi.cn/portal/metadata/a71c3e45-118e-4c00-ac4c-d0145fe00e7d
%W NCDC
%R 10.12389/ariddc.01690
%A Documentation Information Center
%K Kazakhstan;Habitat;Biological Diversity;Birds
%X The Republic of Kazakhstan possesses a vast territory of 2.8 million square kilometers and a great diversity of landscapes, playing an important role in maintaining the biodiversity of Eurasia and the world as a whole. With regard to birds, more than 500 species breed or migrate through the country, including 32 species that are globally threatened and 57 species listed in the Red Data Book of Kazakhstan. Two of the most important migratory flyways intersect within our territory: the Central Asian-Indian Flyway and the West Asian-African Flyway. Millions of birds traveling along these routes use Kazakhstan’s territory as a site for molting and stopovers, and therefore the Republic also bears corresponding responsibilities to the international community.In recent years, the Government of Kazakhstan has attached increasing importance to nature conservation issues, including wildlife protection and the establishment of specially protected natural areas, while continuously increasing investment in these fields. The Forestry and Hunting Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as the authorized body responsible for the protection, reproduction, and use of wildlife, as well as for specially protected natural areas, has supported from the outset the Important Bird Areas (IBA) Program carried out nationwide by the Association for the Conservation of Biodiversity of Kazakhstan. This program, initiated and coordinated globally by BirdLife International, is fully consistent with the national priorities for nature conservation. Its primary objective is to identify and protect areas that are of particular importance to birds and their habitats, thereby contributing to the preservation of biodiversity as a whole. These activities help the country fulfill its obligations under a number of international conventions, including the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Bonn Convention (Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animal