Caucasus Ecoregional Ecological Problems

Black Sea Horizon International Workshop, Tbilisi, March 22, 2015

Valeriy Shmunk, PhD, WWF-Russia

vshmunk@wwf.ru

Caucasus Ecoregion

Black Sea Wetlands

Migration Flyways

Pollution in the Black Sea Area

Sturgeons distribution in the Black Sea

Basic scheme of superficial sea currents and main land-based

sources and hot spots of marine pollution in the Black Sea

region

2007. WWF Russia first involvement

in OWR Oil spill in Kerch straight (Black

and Azov sea) – up to 4000 t.

November – tens thousands

migratory birds, thousands died.

Absence of any OWR capacity

among state agency and NGOs

2013. Guidelines for oil spill response

by Protected areas (PA) staff

The Black Sea: to be, or not to be: that

is the question

Flagship species – no

Wetland protection – very poor

Pan-Black Sea system for oil spill prevention,

control and response - no

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