Altai Sayan Ecoregion: Connectivity in a changing climate (UNDP presentation)

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The Altai-Sayan Ecoregion is one of the last-remaining untouched areas of the world. It covers over 1 million square km and is shared by Russia (62%), Mongolia (29%), Kazakhstan (5%) and China (4%). It’s globally significant biodiversity is recognized by the 2 World Natural Heritage Sites – “Altai Golden Mountains” in Russia and transboundary “Uvs Lake basin” in Mongolia and Russia.

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Connectivity, CBD COP 10, Nagoya, 21st October 2010

Adriana Dinu, UNDP, Regional Environment and Energy Practice Leader, Europe and CIS

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CONNECTIVITY IN A CHANGING CLIMATE: THE ALTAI SAYAN ECOREGION

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Overview

Altai Sayan Ecoregion:- Globally significant biodiversity- Carbon sequestration- Climate Change

Improve Connectivity - Within national borders- Across the national borders- Across ecoregions

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Altay Sayan Ecoregion

62%

29% 4%

5%

1,065,000 km2

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Mosaic of woodlands, meadows, mountain tundra, steppes and deserts in the center of Asia

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4000 species of vascular plants ….. 12% endemic

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700 vertebrate species

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Home for 5 million people speaking more than 20 languages

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Carbon storage: 3.21 billion tones of Carbon

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Western Altai Zapovednik Katon Karagai NP

Markakoli Zapovednik Tarbagatai NP

2.8C increase in mean annual temperature – 50 years

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The most vulnerable ecosystems to climate change

nival (glaciers, permafrost

Alpine and tundra

Water ecosystems

Forest ecosytems

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лесные

Climate Change Impacts in Altai: Changes in forest composition

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1999 – 2003:

700,000 m3 wood burned on 60,000 ha: emissions of 3,600,000 t C

Climate Change Impacts in Altai: Intensification of forest fire

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Climate Change Impacts in Altai: Shifting ecosystem ranges

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UNDP, GEF and ICI partnership: to improve connectivity in Altai Sayan as an adaptation measure to Climate Change

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Connectivity within national borders: establishing new PAs (Russia: 0.5 million ha) and improve effectiveness of existing ones

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Connectivity within national borders: Green Corridors and buffer areas in Kazakhstan

348,400 ha

Protecting carbon pools:725,000 ha of natural

forests

- 52.4 million t of carbon –

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Work within and beyond boundaries of protected areas: Fire Management

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Connectivity across borders: transboundary Protected Areas

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Country Protected area Territory, km2

Kazakhstan 2 7,184

China 1 4,377Mongolia 2 7,015Russia 7 9.533

Total 12 28,109

Altai Transboundary PA network

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Connectivity across borders: Transboundary agreements for collaboration

Altai Ubsunurskaya Kotlovina BR

Uvs Nuur Reserve

Ubsunur NP transboundary

Katusnky BR

Katun Karagai NP

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Altai ArgaliConnectivity for migratory species – Altai Argali

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Snow LeopardConnectivity for migratory species – Snow Leopard

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Connectivity across ecoregions: Altay - Baikal Megaconnectivity Conservation Corridor: proposed

Altai-Sayan eco-region

Altai – Baikal CC mega-corridor

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Challenges in designing and implementing connectivity:

Scale: institutional, across administrative boundaries, national boundaries.

Improving management effectiveness of existing areas is a more urgent priority for governments

Creating PAs areas automatically excludes any form of economic use – bias towards Category I in CIS

Assumptions that all proposed PAs will be created immediately - Expansion Plans difficult to negotiate

Funding for existing vs planned

Timeframes - gazettment takes much longer than a project lifetime

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Thank you!