CNF launched it's campaign to support 15 Parks in the Caucasus Region by 2015.

1. Who How you
are we? can help
CAUCASUS NATURE FUND
The Caucasus Nature Fund (CNF) is a Help protect the Caucasus’ unique
conservation trust fund established to safeguard natural heritage:
the Caucasus ecoregion—one of the most
biologically rich and diverse areas on Earth. Donate to Caucasus Nature
Your contribution will support the most
The region has a network of national parks and urgent project needs in the region.
nature reserves. But these protected areas suffer
from severe underfunding and risk becoming
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nothing more than “paper parks.”
Designate your gift specifically to Armenia
CNF is combating this phenomenon in the South Nature or Georgia Nature.
Caucasus by providing matching grants,
management assistance and local capacity building Major Gifts
to sustain the parks for generations to come. Join CNF’s core supporters by making a
significant commitment to advance our
work in Armenia, Georgia or through our
Our support is tangible and direct: Adopt-a-Park program.
g buying essential equipment such as binoculars,
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cameras and phones.
www.caucasus-naturefund.org/donate_now
g maintaining trails, tourist facilities and ranger
shelters, to foster tourist development. Donate by check
15 parks
g making capital purchases such as jeeps and email us at:
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fire trucks. contact@caucasus-naturefund.org
g implementing species reintroduction projects.
g paying adequate salaries to rangers.
by 2015
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2. the campaign By 2015 CNF aims to support 15
2010
timeline
Khosrov Forest 1
parks covering 1.5 million acres in
Borjomi-Kharagauli 2
Armenia and Georgia.
2011
Recognized as one of only 34 “biodiversity Lagodekhi 3
hotspots” worldwide, the Caucasus Arevik 4
ecoregion boasts over 1,650 indigenous Shikahogh/Zangezur 5
plants and animals and 9 of 11 climate
2012
zones in an area about the size of France. Vashlovani 6
Tusheti 7
This spectacular wilderness ranges from
Dilijan 8 l Park, Georgia
semi-desert to high tundra—from subtropical gauli Nationa
Borjomi-Khara
beaches to alpine meadows. But it is
2013
Lake Arpi 9
threatened by poaching, logging, pollution
Javakheti 10
and other human activities that lead to
Mtirala/Kintrishi 11
habitat degradation, decline of species
populations and overall loss of biodiversity. Upcoming CNF Projects
2014
Ijevan & Gandzakar 12
Arzakan & Meghradzor 13
It’s not too late! Lagodekhi National Park celebrates 100 years!
Kazbegi 14
Protected habitat, trained Located in eastern Georgia, Lagodekhi is the
2015
rangers, monitoring and patrols Caucasus’ oldest protected area. CNF is helping
can secure the future of the Pshav-Khevsureti 15
Caucasus leopard—but with fund the renovation of the visitors center and
only 100 left in the ecoregion we tourist hiking trails in anticipation of the park’s
need to act now! 100th anniversary in 2012.
Protected areas are crucial to conservation Dilijan National Park Red Deer Reintroduction
efforts, which is why CNF is focusing its Dilijan’s 84,000 acres of pristine
efforts on ensuring the future of 15 of the 14 forests were once home to the
largest parks in the South Caucasus. CNF Georgia 15 Caucasian red deer. The unique
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works with local government agencies to sub-species is one of the
develop effective management strategies 2 3 region’s most endangered
and long-range planning that emphasizes 11 animals. CNF is teaming up with
Tbilisi
transparency and accountability. WWF to bring this beautiful animal back to
Armenia.
us-n aturefund.org 6
www.caucas rve, Armenia Armenia
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The First Transboundary Park
st State Rese 10
Khosrov Fore In 2013 CNF aims to work with
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13 Azerbaijan* the first transboundary park in
the South Caucasus. Lake Arpi
Yerevan National Park, in northwestern
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Armenia, and Javakheti
Parks currently supported National Park, just across the
by CNF. border in Georgia, together make up a spectacular
mountain plateau. The area houses grasslands,
Parks to be supported by 5 lakes and wetlands unique to the Caucasus
CNF by 2015.
ecoregion and is globally recognized as an
4 important staging and breeding ground for more
*Azerbaijan is not yet supported by CNF. than 140 bird species.