The ''Red Book of Azerbaijan'' () is an official state document on the status of rare and endangered species of wild animals and plants in
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...
. It contains information about the state, distribution and protection measures of animal and plant species within the Republic, including the section of the
Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, often described as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. An endorheic basin, it lies between Europe and Asia; east of the Caucasus, west of the broad steppe of Central Asia ...
belonging to Azerbaijan.
Description
According to the legislation, the ''Red Book'' is planned to be published every 10 years. The first edition was published in 1989. It listed 108 species of animals and 140 species of plants.
Species are placed in one of 2 categories: endangered or rare. Endangered species are those that have sustained a substantial decrease in population and range and have reached a crisis level. Species with populations that are trending downward and are found in localized areas are considered rare. Animals and plants that are little studied, lack the necessary information about their number and resources in nature, and cause certain difficulties in the organization of their protection are also considered rare species.
Second edition
Although the legislation states a new edition should be published every ten years, the second edition of the book was delayed by 24 years. It was finally published in 2013. Under the leadership of academic
Jalal Aliyev, the second edition reflects the study of rare and endangered species of plants, fungi, and fauna distributed within Azerbaijan. This edition published information on 300 higher and primitive plants, as well as fungi and 223 fauna species, their distribution, number and population trends.
The second edition of the ''Red Book'' provides information about the species of flora and fauna of the Republic that need protection. Of the 300 species included in the list, 266 belong to higher plants, 20 belong to primitive plants (6 algae, 13 sedges and 1 moss) and 14 to fungi. Among higher plants, there are six species of
pteridophytes
A pteridophyte is a vascular plant (with xylem and phloem) that disperses spores. Because pteridophytes produce neither flowers nor seeds, they are sometimes referred to as "cryptogams", meaning that their means of reproduction is hidden. Ferns, ...
, four species of
gymnosperms
The gymnosperms ( lit. revealed seeds) are a group of seed-producing plants that includes conifers, cycads, ''Ginkgo'', and gnetophytes, forming the clade Gymnospermae. The term ''gymnosperm'' comes from the composite word in el, Î³Ï…Î¼Î½ÏŒÏ ...
, and 256 species of
angiosperms
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
.
See also
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List of Red Lists
References
External links
redbook.az
"Red Book" of the Republic of Azerbaijan{{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090102121458/http://www.eco.gov.az/b-qirmizikitab.php, date=2009-01-02
Azerbaijani-language books
1989 books
Environment of Azerbaijan
1989 establishments in Azerbaijan