THREATENED PLANT SPECIES AND HABITATS FROM THE PRUT RIVER BASIN, REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

Some rare species from the Republic of Moldova, with international importance, are included in the European Red Book and Annexes of Conventions concerning biodiversity and habitats. Of the 18 international environmental conventions ratified by the Republic of Moldova, some directly promote biodiversity conservation: the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Washington, 1973), known under the abbreviation CITES, Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern, 1979) etc.