Turkmenistan
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SPI: 18.25
Species Protection Index Average: 42
National Report Card: Turkmenistan
Turkemenistan is located in Central Asia, with a northeastern border on the Caspian Sea. The country’s terrain varies from the Garagum Desert to forested mountains. In Turkmenistan most of the country is used for human activities, in its majority by rangeland.
The rarity of marine fish and mammals is also high. Challenges to biodiversity include soil and groundwater pollution; soil salination; soil erosion and desertification.
3%
of land currently protected
355
total land vertebrate species
1
endemic land vertebrate species
Species of significant conservation interest
Caspian Seal
3
amphibians / 0 endemic
162
birds / 0 endemic
95
mammals / 0 endemic
95
reptiles / 1 endemic
Information on this page was sourced from the CIA World Factbook and the Half-Earth Project Map.
