Bichvinta-Miuseri Strict Nature Reserve

Bichvinta-Miuseri Strict Nature Reserve
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
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Location	Georgia  Abkhazia[1]
Coordinates	43°10′27″N 40°25′32″E
Area	75.33 km^2 (29.09 sq mi)
Established	1965
Governing body	Agency of Protected Areas[1]
Website	Strict Nature Reserve Info

Bichvinta-Miuseri Strict Nature Reserve (Georgian: ბიჭვინთა-მიუსერის სახელმწიფო ნაკრძალი, romanized: bich'vinta-miuseris sakhelmts'ipo nak'rdzali) is a protected area in the Gagra District and Gudauta District of Abkhazia,[1] Georgia.[2] Reserve main goal is protecting Bichvinta's relic and colonized flora and fauna. [3]

Geography

Bichvinta-Miuseri Strict Nature Reserve is located on the Black Sea coast of Abkhazia and has three sections: Myussera (215 hectares), Lidzava (165 hectares) and Pitsunda (1296 hectares).[2]

Flora

Bichvinta-Miuseri Strict Nature Reserve famous for groves of Pitsundian pine (Pinus brutia var. pityusa).[4] There are also Buxus colchica, Caucasian walnut (Pterocarya fraxinifolia), yew (Taxus baccata), Colchic figs (Ficus colchica), and Diospyros lotus which are typical for landscapes around the Mediterranean Sea.

See also

• Pitsunda

References

1. The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.
2. "Bichvinta-Miusera in Georgia". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 2018-11-17. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
3. "Strict Nature Reserve Info - Agency of Protected Areas of Georgia". apa.gov.ge. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
4. Pitsundian Pine IUCN 2018. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2018-2.