IUCN COMMISSION GROUP

IUCN SSC Caucasus Plant Red List Authority

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.
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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

Prof George NAKHUTSRISHVILI

Red List Authority Coordinator

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 ...

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.