Strengthening Co-Management in Yagnob National Park, Tajikistan is a project of Plateau Perspectives and Anahita Public Organization, with CEPF (2023-25)
Strengthening co-management in Yagnob National Park is a collaboration of Plateau Perspectives, Anahita Public Organization, Yagnob National Park, and the mountain communities of Yagnob Valley, which is situated in northwest Tajikistan between the southern slope of the Zerafshan Range and the northern slope of the Gissar Range.
Yagnob Project: Where ancient culture and conservation intersect (photo story, Aug 2023)
Yaghnob National Natural Park (Sacred Land Film Project, Aug 2020)
Friends of Yagnob National Park (Facebook group)
iNaturalist ‘Yagnob Project’ wildlife sighting page
Our Planet’s Future Depends on Biodiversity
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF)
CEPF enables civil society to protect the world’s biodiversity hotspots—biologically rich ecosystems that are essential to humanity, yet highly threatened.
The fund is a joint program of l’Agence Française de Développement, Conservation International, the European Union, the Global Environment Facility, the Government of Japan and the World Bank.
CEPF Mountains of Central Asia programme
The Mountains of Central Asia Biodiversity Hotspot consists of two of Asia’s major mountain ranges, the Pamir and the Tien Shan. Politically, the hotspot’s 860,000 square kilometers include southern Kazakhstan, most of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, eastern Uzbekistan, western China, northeastern Afghanistan, and a small part of Turkmenistan. The hotspot has many mountains above 6,500 meters in elevation, as well as major desert basins.
Central Asia has a long history as a crossroads between East and West. In the past, it was home to the great commercial and cultural centers of the Silk Road. For centuries, the region was a major contributor to the arts, sciences, medicine, and trade. With the mixing of agrarian, nomadic and industrial societies, it is a mosaic of cultures, languages, and political systems. Moreover, only 25 years ago, five of the hotspot countries were part of the Soviet Union, which has added a further layer of complexity and interest to the region.