Sayan Mountain Conifer Forests, Alpine Meadows & Steppe (PA36) Sayan Mountain Conifer Forests, Alpine Meadows & Steppe (PA36) Sayan Mountain Conifer Forests, Alpine Meadows & Steppe (PA36)

Sayan Mountains & Siberian Forest Steppe Bioregion

The bioregion’s land area is provided in units of 1,000 hectares. The conservation target is the combined Global Safety Net (GSN1) areas for the component ecoregions. The protection level indicates the percentage of the GSN goal that is currently protected on a scale of 0-10. N/A means data is not available at this time.

  • 63,554
    Total Land Area (1000 ha)
  • 4
    Number of Ecoregions
  • 49%
    Protection Target
  • 3
    Protection Level

The Sayan Mountains & Siberian Forest Steppe Bioregion bioregion is part of the Altai-Sayan Mountains subrealm located in the Central Eurasia realm (central Palearctic) and contains four ecoregions—Sayan Montane Conifer Forests (707), Sayan Intermontane Steppe (736), South Siberian Forest Steppe (738), Sayan Alpine Meadows and Tundra (764).

Learn more about each of the Sayan Mountain Conifer Forests, Alpine Meadows & Steppe ecoregions below.

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