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Introduction

Overview of the topics listed in the biodiversity wiki

The Biodiversity Platform for Central Asia aims to provide a structured overview of ongoing and completed projects as well as existing expertise in the fields of biodiversity and the strongly connected fields, sustainable land use and climate resilience.

The focus is on the transparent presentation of the initial situation: Which topics have already been dealt with scientifically or in terms of development policy? Which organizations are involved? What data, findings and structures are already available?

The platform is aimed at researchers, political decision-makers, NGOs and international organizations that are active in Central Asia or are interested in the region. It is intended to help make existing knowledge visible, facilitate access to sources and contacts and thus avoid redundancies.

In the long term, the platform aims to promote synergies between actors and avoid duplication of work by identifying similar activities at an early stage and initiating cooperation.

The information is deliberately presented briefly, clearly and thematically as an entry point for in-depth research or future collaboration. New projects in the areas of biodiversity, sustainable land use and climate resilience in Central Asia are expressly welcome and can be added at any time. The aim is to create as comprehensive and up-to-date a picture as possible of the research and implementation landscape in the region.

In doing so, the platform supports the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—especially

• Goal 15: Life on Land, which promotes the protection and sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity, and

• Goal 13: Climate Action, which emphasizes the need to strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards.

By consolidating knowledge and encouraging cooperation, the platform contributes to building a scientifically informed and coordinated response to these global challenges at the regional level.

Initial situation and projects

• Nature conservation
  • Nature conservation projects

• Land use, sustainable agriculture, and value chains
  • Land use projects
• Climate resilience and adaptation
  • Climatic related projects

Institutes

• Tajik-German Institute for the Conservation of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
• Uzbek-German Institute for the Protection of Biodiversity and Ecosystems
• Kazakh-German Institute for the Protection of Ecosystems and Biodiversity
• Kyrgyz-German Institute for the Protection of Ecosystems and Biodiversity