An initiative to improve the quality of the Nature Chronicles consisting of more detailed written guidance and training courses for scientific staff of State reserves was launched by the Department of Protection of Flora and Fauna in 2010. A comprehensive State biodiversity monitoring system for the entire country (e.g. following the pressure-state-response (PSR) model) has not been established to date. The exclusive focus on monitoring PAs has been explained by the reported high concentration of Turkmenistan’s biodiversity in its State reserves.