Download or read book Biodiversity and Sustainable Use of Kyrgyzstan's Walnut-fruit Forests written by Jürgen Blaser and published by IUCN. This book was released on 1998 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of papers, many translated from Russian, that were originally presented at a seminar held in 1995 to increase international awareness about Kyrgyzstan's unique walnut-fruit forests. Subject matter includes the historical and present-day utilization and management of these forests, their ecological diversity and importance for biodiversity conservation, and measures adopted for the genetic improvement of walnut, Juglans regia, and other commercially important species.