Ecological assessment report
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This report includes the following biodiversity databases:
- Wildlife
- Livestock and domestic animals
- Crops
- Wild plants
These lists have been produced using field data and observations, interviews with community elders and animators, and literature survey.
Governance assessment report
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Territorial assessment report
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Bio-cultural protocol
This protocol gives a full description of the way of life, dependency on natural resources, native breeds and non-native breeds of livestock, indigenous knowledge, culture, issues and problems, predictable issues and how to engage international institutions to help recognise the rights related to the community.
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Earlier reporting
Moghan Plain, Anghout and Sabalan
Location: Ardebil and East Azerbaijan Provinces
Main characteristics:
- 1,163,000 ha;
- Shahsevan Tribal Confederacy (approx. 100,000 persons), mobile pastoralists, indigenous Azeri (Turk)
- FRWO has jurisdiction over land that is still often managed with customary rules by Shahsevans, conflicts with government after nationalization law in 1963)
- Livelihood and cultural values
- Bear– gazelle– wild pig birds of prey– fish– etc.
- Elders and traditional leaders are still respected, and that has revived the confederacy;
- Rangeland management;
Reference: CENESTA. 2007. Governance and Ecosystems ManaGEMent for the CONservation of BIOdiversity, GEM-CON-BIO Shahsevan Nomadic Pastoralists Case Study Report, CENESTA and EU, Tehran.
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