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A survey of bird diversity across 34 sites in Sulaimani, Erbil, and Duhok, documenting species and identifying areas important for conservation.
Examines how climate change, ecosystem degradation and human mobility interact across Iraq, including the Kurdistan Region. Combining literature review, stakeholder interviews and spatial analysis, the report explores links between biodiversity, livelihoods and displacement. It recommends coordinated policies, nature-based solutions, improved environmental monitoring and community participation.
Sets out Iraq’s updated national commitments for addressing climate change through emissions reduction and adaptation. The document covers priority sectors, including agriculture, ecosystems and health, together with implementation, finance and monitoring arrangements. It provides a policy reference for understanding how biodiversity and ecosystem resilience connect with Iraq’s wider climate and development objectives.
Analyses how climate stress, conflict and socioeconomic pressures interact in Thi Qar, Basrah and Kalar in Sulaymaniyah. The report examines environmental, economic, human, political, security and social dimensions of fragility. It aims to guide targeted responses that strengthen resilience and address the overlapping drivers of displacement and vulnerability.
Documents traditional knowledge of 97 medicinal plant species from 41 families in Soran district. Based on interviews with 171 participants between October 2021 and May 2022, the study records plant parts, preparation methods and reported traditional uses. It highlights the importance of conserving plant resources and preserving local knowledge for further research.
Documents Sulaymaniyah’s butterfly fauna and adds records to the known diversity of the region, providing a reference for local butterfly research and conservation.
Uses camera traps to document Bamo Mountain’s mammals, including leopard and wild goat, and discusses hunting, fires and other pressures on their habitats.
Reviews Iraq’s biodiversity conservation efforts and implementation of its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan for 2015–2020. The report assesses progress towards national targets and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, documents conservation measures and identifies remaining gaps. It supports national planning and reporting under the Convention on Biological Diversity.
Compiles a checklist of Iraq’s lizards using published records, museum material and field information. The paper reports 50 species belonging to 27 genera and seven families, with distribution notes covering different parts of Iraq. It provides a reference for lizard diversity and recorded occurrence at the time of publication.
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