Of Epimedium pinnatum subsp. Only small parts of some of the buffer zones are slightly affected by an acceptable level of traditional natural resource use. Their peculiar and diverse community reflects exceptionally constant climatic conditions and is an invaluable example of the manifold long-term evolutionary processes of forest biota over at least 10-15 million years. Percolation bogs are essential for the functional understanding of all mires, and hence of terrestrial carbon storage in general. The protected areas making up the World Heritage site also provide some of the last remaining habitat for critically endangered species, including the beluga sturgeon and the Colchic sturgeon (Acipenser colchicus). In addition to percolation bogs, there is a complete series of other succession stages of mire development in the Colchic wetlands. It hosts an extremely high for a non-tropical, non-island region proportion of endemic species. The property includes more than 90% of the altitudinal range at which Colchic rainforests occur, and the great majority of typical forest associations. It belongs to one of the two most important refuge areas of Arcto-Tertiary geoflora in western Eurasia. Le site constitue galement lhabitat de 19 espces animales menaces, notamment lesturgeon, et en particulier lesturgeon du Danube, en danger critique. These allow for the existence of percolation bogs, the simplest functional type of mires, only occurring in the Colchis mire region. 2500 . Quercus imeretina Steven04/2005 Photographer & Copyright: Shalva Sikharulidze, Mtirala National Park. The Colchic Forests and Wetlands is made up of seven areas along the Black Sea Coast, including four protected areas and national parks: Kolkheti, Mtirala, Kobuleti and Kintrishi. For more information, visit National Parks of Georgia and their Facebook page. (Syn. It consists of low altitude wetlands of bogs and mire, close to the Black Sea on one side, and on the other side, higher altitude ancient deciduous rainforests. Article issued by the Agency of Protected Areas of Georgia. 
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Ces lments constituent une srie altitudinale quasi complte des cosystmes les plus typiques de la Colchide, du niveau de la mer plus de 2 500 m daltitude.
The contribution of endemic species to herpetofauna and mammals of the region (excl. Los frondosos bosques pluviales de hoja ancha, extremadamente hmedos, albergan una flora y una fauna muy diversas que se caracterizan por la alta densidad de sus especies vivas endmicas y arcaicas, supervivientes de los ciclos glaciares del Periodo Terciario. Our Partners
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[2], The World Heritage site includes a series of ecosystems such as deciduous rainforests and wetlands, percolation bogs and other mire types, located at a range of altitudes from the sea level to more than 2,500 metres above it. Source: The Agency of Protected Areas of Georgia. Located in the EuxineColchic deciduous forests ecoregion, the site contains relict forests which survived the glacial cycles during the Quaternary ice ages. Committee sessions
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The hydrological integrity of the Colchic mires is ensured by their dependence on atmospheric precipitation, high mire oscillation capacity, the stabilizing effect of the nearby sea, and extensive upstream buffer zones. Some of the Caucasian relict species, such as Nordmanns fir and Caucasian Salamander, have been isolated for over 14-15 millions of years from their closest relatives elsewhere. It hosts an extremely high proportion of endemic species for a non-tropical, non-island region. [3], Near 500 species of vertebrates have also been observed in the site, with over 300 species of birds, 67 mammal species, 55 fish species, 15 reptiles, and 10 amphibians. Of particular global importance are the percolation bogs, which exist nowhere else in the World and can be considered the simplest and hence ideal mire type, due to almost permanent water supply exclusively by precipitation. colchicum (Boiss.) These allow for the existence of percolation bogs, the simplest functional type of mires, which is fundamental to the understanding of mires and peatlands in general, and only occurs there. Furthermore, at the end of the mission, an extended conference with the active engagement of various stakeholders has been conducted to discuss and summarize the implemented activities within the evaluation mission. Web Browser not supported for ESRI ArcGIS API version 4.10. [2] As a result, the region comprises a highly diverse flora and fauna, with high numbers of endemic and relict species. Only a very small part of the property belongs to a protected landscape (IUCN Protected Area category V). The area around the park is rather dirty and poor, with Poti being a major port and lots of trucks coming and going (it reminds me of the Bangladesh entry point of the Sundarbans - you will know what I mean if you see it). The property also harbors sturgeon species, including the Colchic Sturgeon, and serves as a key stopover for many globally threatened birds that migrate through the Batumi bottleneck. Le bien abrite environ 1 100 espces de plantes vasculaires et non vasculaires, dont 44 espces de plantes non vasculaires menaces, ainsi que prs de 500 espces de vertbrs et un grand nombre despces dinvertbrs. The property comprises a series of seven component parts, which are located close to each other within an 80 km long corridor along the warm-temperate and extremely humid eastern coast of the Black Sea. [2] The Colchic rainforests are some of the oldest broad-leafed forests in western Eurasia. Amphibian species observed at the site include the vulnerable Caucasian salamander and the Caucasian parsley frog, and 4 species of the lizard genus Darevskia have been found within the constituent protected areas. Sustainably funded integrated management of the entire property is required in addition to the implementation of comprehensive management plans for all four protected areas.
As we reported previously, Georgia has nominated the Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage list. 2) with boundaries and zoning of Kobuleti Protected Areas, Map of the Grigoleti nominated component area and its buffer zone (No. . 80 . [2][4] In addition, it provides habitat for many wetland bird species, including the Great crested grebe. The warm temperate climate is also favourable for the growth of mires and has resulted in extensive paludification along the Black Sea coast. 7 locations, The site has Donate. The site also harbours 19 threatened animal species including sturgeon, notably the critically endangered Colchic Sturgeon. There are 149 species of plants with a restricted range and almost one third of mammals, amphibians and reptiles are endemic. 2500 . Please enter the letters as they are shown in the image above. The peatlands of the Colchis mire region, which are closely interlinked with lowland Colchic rainforests, also reflect the mild and extremely humid conditions there. The boundaries of component parts incorporate attributes necessary to convey the Outstanding Universal Value, mostly following natural features such as mountain ridges. 2.48 Score, The site has If this were not on the nominated list I would not drive down to Poti. The contribution of endemic species to amphibians, reptiles and mammals of the region is at 28%. The road was also under construction and took an extra hour to drive around. World Heritage Canopy: Heritage Solutions for Sustainable Futures, Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape, Central Africa World Heritage Forest Initiative (CAWHFI), Reducing Disasters Risks at World Heritage Properties, World Heritage and Sustainable Development, World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Programme, World Heritage Programme for Small Island Developing States (SIDS), Initiative on Heritage of Religious Interest, Georgia Nomination for Unesco World Heritage Site, Four natural and three cultural sites added to UNESCOs World Heritage List, Protection of human rights (Procedure 104). The custom-built device is currently, At year-end 2012 we received a new Euro 7 million grant from the German government through its Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and development bank (KfW). The Colchic Corridor runs along Georgias Black Sea Coast through Adjara, Guria and Samegrelo regions. [3] This is a result of the funnel created between the Greater Caucasus, Lesser Caucasus, and Likhi Range, which traps the moisture along the Black Sea. Together with the Hyrcanian Forests, they are the most important relicts of Arcto-Tertiary forests in western Eurasia.
[1] The total area of the site is 31,253 ha, with the buffer zone of 26,850 ha.[2]. While they are distinguished from other temperate forests by their rich evergreen understoreys, they also display a remarkably dense mosaic of forest types, with 23 forest associations co-existing within an area of only about 200 km2. & Balansa) Kasapligil in bloom07/2005 Photographer & Copyright: Shalva Sikharulidze, Mtirala National Park. Este sitio consta de siete componentes situados en un amplio corredor de 80 kilmetros de longitud extendido a lo largo de la costa oriental del Mar Negro, cuyo clima es clido templado y muy hmedo. Georgian people are very proud of their natural heritage and especially of the Protected Areas, which undoubtedly represent the distinctive natural treasure of the country. 7 Votes The property as a whole holds the great majority of the Colchic flora and fauna, and an even greater proportion of the endemic plant species found in the wider region is concentrated here. 2500 . Kobuleti Protected Areas, Ispani 2 mire.08/2003 Photographer & Copyright: Zurab Manvelidze, CNF supported with partners elements of the evaluation; it also funds Kintrishi Protected Areas and Mtirala National Park that are part of it as well as critical research on threatened species of fauna and flora in the framework of the UNDP GEF6 project, Kolkheti National Park.
It hosts an extremely high proportion of endemic species for a non-tropical, non-island region. Within the appraisal mission, various field trips, workshops and meetings with the local communities have been arranged. Churia district: visitor Center and bird-watching tower.02/2016 Photographer: Paata Vardanashvili / Copyrigt: Agency of Protected Areas. 1100 , 44 , , 500 . Esos componentes albergan un conjunto de los ecosistemas ms caractersticos de la regin de la Clquida, escalonados desde el nivel del mar hasta ms de 2.500 metros de altura, entre los que destacan antiguos bosques pluviales caducifolios, humedales, turberas y otros tipos de zonas pantanosas especficas de la regin. El sitio cuenta con unas 1.100 especies de plantas de todas clases, entre las que figuran 44 plantas vasculares en peligro de extincin, y adems es el hbitat de casi 500 especies de animales vertebrados y de poblaciones muy numerosas de invertebrados. tower. The exceptional character of the mires has led to the recognition of a distinct Colchis mire region. They provide a series of the most typical Colchic ecosystems at altitudes ranging from sea level to more than 2,500 metres above it. . bats) is 28%. Comprehensive management plans for them are in place. River Pichori.09/2016 Photographer: Paata Vardanashvili / Copyright: Agency of Protected Areas, Kolkheti National Park. [2] They are administered in Georgia as parts of the Kolkheti National Park, Kintrishi Strict Nature Reserve, Kobuleti Protected Areas, and Mtirala National Park. Epimedium colchicum (Boiss.) The extensive paludified areas along the Black Sea coast are a result of evolutionary and ecological processes related to climate variability in an ancient warm-temperate ecoregion continuously vegetated since the Tertiary period. Percolation bogs are essential for the functional understanding of all mires, and hence of terrestrial carbon storage in general. The Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Georgia, which comprises parts of the Colchis Lowland along some 80 km of western Georgia's Black Sea coastline. In early October of this year, within the frames of the nomination procedures, two IUCN experts have visited all the seven component areas to assess the unique biodiversity and management efficiency of nominated property. Report a mistake by marking it and pressing ctrl + enter. These are either strictly protected areas (IUCN PA category Ia), or those zones of National Parks (IUCN PA category II) that afford the highest levels of protection. . Mtirala National Park. . While some of the Colchic rainforests and mires were lost until the late 20th Century, their representatives inside the series are intact, structurally and functionally. The property is characterized by a high level of floral and faunal diversity with significant numbers of globally threatened species and relict species, which survived the glacial cycles of the Tertiary. The extremely humid nemoral broad-leaved rainforests comprise a highly diverse flora and fauna, with very high densities of endemic and relict species.
Paeonia macrophylla (Albov) Lomakin 04/2006 Photographer & Copyright: Shalva Sikharulidze, Mtirala National Park. [3] As a refugium during the Pliocene, the processes of evolution and speciation continued relatively uninterrupted. 22 connections. This is the result of millions of years of uninterrupted evolution and speciation processes within the Colchic Pliocene refugium. There is scope for the protected areas to be expanded further, based on strategic conservation planning using Key Biodiversity Areas, which may provide an additional layer of protection to the property, and possibly allow for future extensions to both the property and buffer zones to be considered. [2] In total, the site consists of seven component parts Kintrishi-Mtirala and Ispani in Adjara, Grigoleti and Imnati in Guria, and Pitshora, Nabada, and Churia in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti. These allow for the existence of percolation bogs, the simplest functional type of mires, only occurring in the Colchis mire region. They can be considered the simplest and hence ideal-typical mire, due to almost permanent water supplied exclusively by precipitation. From Prometheus Cave to Borjomi-Kharagauli, APA is responsible for maintaining, CNFs partner NACRES is currently developing and testing a drone device which will be used to monitor bio-diversity in Georgias Borjomi-Kharagauli national park. Nomination of protected areas as a World Heritage Site has the utmost importance for the country. Content from this site must be hyperlinked when used. It reflects exceptionally constant climatic conditions and is an invaluable example of the manifold long-term evolutionary processes of forest biota over at least 10-15 million years. 2.710 Average These are relict forests, which have survived the glacial cycles of the ice ages, and at the same time the most humid nemoral broad-leaved rainforests globally (up to 4,500 mm precipitation/yr). The area holds the oldest broad-leaved forests together with the Hyrcanian forests of Iran and Azerbaijan in western Eurasia. For the first time in Georgian history, some of the countrys Protected Areas have been nominated as a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site. Churia district: visitor center and bird-watching The property also harbors sturgeon species, including the Colchic Sturgeon, and serves as a key stopover for many globally threatened birds that migrate through the Batumi bottleneck. See also a video that shows the beauty of the UNESCO World Heritage Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands. The year 2019 has started with some significant events for the Agency of Protected Areas, which is the main responsible body for managing and preserving Protected Areas in the country. Percolation bogs are accompanied by a complete series of other succession stages of mire development in the Colchic wetlands. The component parts of the Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands have been selected based on a careful regional analysis. Content from this site must be hyperlinked when used. Les principaux cosystmes sont des forts pluviales anciennes et dcidues de Colchide et des zones humides, des tourbires de percolation et autres types de milieux tourbeux de la rgion de Colchide. They also comprise a complete successional series of the mires characteristic of the Colchis mire region. Protections by other conservation instruments, Kolkheti National Park. Forty-four globally threatened or near-threatened species of vascular plants, 50 of vertebrates, and 8 of invertebrates have been recorded in the Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands. The main ecosystems are ancient deciduous Colchic rainforests and wetlands, percolation bogs and other mire types of the distinct Colchic mire region. The location just off the Black Sea is great for birds. The four protected areas are all managed by the Agency of Protected Areas of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, through its local PA administrations. . Their percolation bogs are of particular global importance as they do not exist anywhere else in the world. The World Heritage Centre is at the forefront of the international communitys efforts to protect and preserve. Publications World Heritage Review Series Resource Manuals World Heritage wall map More publications Funding World Heritage Fund International Assistance. Take advantage of the search to browse through the World Heritage Centre information. The property is home to approximately 1,100 species of vascular and non-vascular plants, as well as almost 500 species of vertebrates, and a high number of invertebrate species. There are 149 species of plants with a restricted range. Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0, 780250011004450019. The Agency of Protected Areas and its partners are working on improving the capacity of the administrations involved, in cooperation with local stakeholders, municipalities, and international partners. Additionally, a huge number of migratory birds visit this lush patch every year, making it one of the most important habitats for nesting birds (along with the Javakheti Protected Areas). Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0. Only a very small part of the nominated property belongs to a protected landscape (IUCN PA category V). Unique biodiversity, various ecosystems and landscapes with majestic mountains, green hills and rocky beaches, that is Georgia a beautiful country full of contrasts in the Caucasus region, on a strategic crossroads of Europe and Asia.