Introduction
Climate
Amur waters and water management
Ecosystems and ecoregions
Species diversity and use of biological resources
Nature conservation: protected areas and ecological network
Countries & cultures
Economic development and its impacts
Land use
International policy
Amur-Heilong Natural Heritage (GIS project attachments)
Introduction Introduction
Invitation
Guidance from compiler.
Amur-Heilong River Basin at a glance.
Table on Amur comparison with other basins
Natural and Cultural Heritage of Amur.
Acknowledgements
Guide to environmental information sources
Useful links on Amur-HeilongRiver Basin issues
Amur-Heilong River Basin Reader – link to full PDF and References
Glossary
Abbreviations
Climate Amur climate Precipitation in Amur-Heilong River Basin
Temperature in Amur-Heilong River Basin
Climate fluctuations, floods and droughts in Amur-Heilong River Basin
Cranes and storks and climate change in Middle Amur
Great Bustard and White-naped Crane response to climate cycles in Dauria
Global climate change predictions and signs in Amur-Heilong River Basin
Ecosystem response to climate change in Amur-Heilong River Basin
Socio-economic response to climate change in Amur-Heilong River Basin
Amur waters and water management
Waters:
Amur waters
Western rivers of headwaters of Amur-Heilong River Basin
Eastern tributaries in Amur-Heilong River Basin
Lakes and reservoirs of Amur-Heilong River Basin
Lakes of Western Amur-Heilong River Basin
Lakes of Eastern Amur-Heilong River Basin
Water management:
River between –environmental perspective on Amur water management
Water infrastructure in the Amur-Heilong River Basin
Dam development in Russia
Water management and dams in China
Water Transfers in China
Water transfers and wells in Mongolia
Development of dykes
Case Study on international planning: "Joint Comprehensive Scheme on Amur and Argun Rivers”
Is there enough water?
WCD lessons for Amur
Water pollution conundrum
Ecosystems and ecoregions
Landscape diversity in Amur-Heilong River Basin
Landscape changes throughout recent geological history
Amur-Heilong River Basin Ecoregional zoning
Global 200 ecoregions in Amur-Heilong River Basin
Boreal forests of Amur-Heilong River Basin:
East Siberian taiga
Trans-Baikal coniferous forests
Da Xing'an-Dzhagdy Mountains coniferous forests
Okhotsk-Manchurian taiga
Alpine ecosystems:
Trans-Baikal Bald Mountain Tundra
Tiger forests - Temperate forests:
Ussuri broadleaf and mixed forests
Manchurian mixed forests
Northeast China Plain deciduous forests
Changbai Mountains mixed forests
Global 200 Dauria Steppe:
Daurian forest steppe
Mongolian-Manchurian grassland
Nen River grassland
Global 200 Amur Wetlands:
Amur meadow steppe
Suifen-Khanka meadows and forest meadows
Wetlands of Lower Amur Mountain Valley Ecoregion
Species diversity and use of biological resources
Hunting and harvest:
Nature conservation: protected areas and ecological network
Countries & cultures Countries and provinces
Population density and demographic trends
Mongolia Population
China Population
Russia Population
Cultures and languages
Ethnic groups in Mongolia
Ethnic groups in China
Ethnic groups in Russia
Migration processes in Amur-Heilong
Economic development and its impacts
Economic development: Sustainable future of Amur-Heilong
Cumulative impacts -how much is affected?
Land use
Land-use trends:
General trends in land-use
Agriculture:
Amur Agriculture
Other land-use issues:
International policy International agreements and conservation policy - Need for a Cooperation Framework
Russia-China agreements on environmental protection and natural resources(table)
China-Mongolia environmental agreements
Mongolia-Russia cooperation
Ramsar convention in Amur Basin
Participation in biodiversity conventions
Examples of bilateral and regional conventions and action plans
GEF in Amur Basin.
Amur-Heilong Natural Heritage (GIS project attachments) Natural and Cultural Heritage of Amur:
Daurian steppe
Boreal taiga forests
Wetlands of Dauria
Song - nen plain wetlands
Stanovoy range alpine tundra
Amur river mouth
Sikhote-alin mountain range
Khanka and Ussury wetlands
Changbaishan volcano
Land of the leopard
Hinggan gorges
Sanjiang-middle Amur wetlands |
