Conservation status of the current state of cryptogamous diversity in Mongolia

Abstract

In recent years, cryptogamous biodiversity and scop their areal in Mongolia have begun to decline due to human activities, global warming and desertification, and have become one of the reasons for the threat of their extinction. At the regional level, a study was carried out to determine their conservation status in accordance with the criteria of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. First of all, according to the assessment results, 221 species (5.0%) need protection.