Language: Russian
This book is the first inventory of Important Bird Areas (IBA) in Uzbekistan. The basic principles of the IBA Programme, its justification and the methodology used for IBA identification are described. The results of the IBA inventory and its relations to nature conservation in Uzbekistan are presented, the accounts for 48 IBAs identified in Uzbekistan which form part of the Central Asia IBA programme are given. In the appendices, the full lists of species for IBA criteria applying and other key items are provided.