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Important Bird Areas in the Realm of the Sea of Okhotsk |
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| © 2005 А. V. Andreev |
| Institute of Biological Problems of the North, FEB RAS, Magadan |
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| The content and essence of the «important bird areas» (IBA) concept and its application to the biodiversity conservation in Asiatic countries is discussed. Approaches to its practical application and outcoming results are described on the example of Circum-Okhotskian avifaunas. By 2004, 36 IBA’s were identified in the Russian part of the Sea of Okhotsk along with additional 9 IBA’s in the northern part of Hokkaido. These sites belong to a wider network of 2293 IBA’s identified in Asia and are minimally required for conservation sustainability of regional biodiversity. Out of 45 Okhotskian IBA’s 24 are already protected under national legislations (15 in the regions of Russia, 9 on northern Hokkaido). The activity toward IBA identification and monitoring provides a contribution to the commitments derived from a string of multilateral and bilateral conventions, signed by Russia. |
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| Keywords: Sea of Okhotsk, avian faunas, endemism, Important Bird Areas. |
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