Georgia: The Ministry of Environment and Agriculture of Georgia has approved the manual on the rules of practical measures to save endangered species – “National Species Restoration Plan.”
Over the last decades, a significant threat has been created to many species of wild animals and wild plants. In response to this challenge, a National Plan for Restoration of Species has been developed, according to which each priority species should be based on a detailed plan for restoration.
Scientists and experts of the National Species Restoration Plan have been developed by Ilia State University within the framework of the joint program “Save Nature – Georgia” between the Ministry of Environment and Agriculture and the Government of Sweden.
The document determines the number of species that are restored at the national level and the rules, methods, recommendations, and obligations for developing conservation plans for these species. Measures for restoring the species under the prescription will be carried out step by step, according to the individual plan for restoring these species.
The document improves the planning process for species restoration and creates reintroduction programs, as well as creating sustainable and viable populations of priority species in the future.
It is noteworthy that today, the measures to restore populations of five priority species—Kurtsiki, Stream Trout, Gnoli, Coconut, and Cockroach—are being successfully implemented. In the future, the program is planned to be expanded, and with the document, it is proposed to restore 61 species.
The Georgian Government assures that implementing measures for the recovery of deer protected by the red moose are planned for the near future.
Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia
The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia is a governmental agency within the Georgian Cabinet in charge of regulating economic activity in the country’s agricultural sector and protecting the environment, with the purpose of increasing the sector’s production capacity.
