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Important Plant Areas of the south and east Mediterranean region Priority sites for conservation Editors: E.A. Radford, G. Catullo and B. de Montmollin Important Plant Areas of the south and east Mediterranean region Priority sites for conservation Editors: E.A. Radford, G. Catullo and B. de Montmollin 4 SECTION 1 The designation of geographical entities in this book, and the presentation of the material, do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IUCN or other participating organizations, concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of IUCN or other participating organizations. For improved readability the Occupied Palestinian Territories will be referred to in the text as Palestine. Published by IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Málaga, Spain Design and layout Factor Ñ Copyright Cover picture © 2011 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Matthiola longipetala Tallouine, South-West Morocco Resources © Bob Gibbons/Natural Image Reproduction of this publication for educational or other non- All photographs used in this publication remain the property of commercial purposes is authorized without prior written permission the original copyright holder (see individual captions for details). from the copyright holder provided the source is fully acknowledged. Photographs should not be reproduced or used in other contexts without written permission from the copyright holder. Reproduction of this publication for resale or other commercial purposes is prohibited without prior written permission of the copyright holder. Produced by IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation Citation Printed by Solprint, Mijas (Málaga), Spain. Radford, E.A., Catullo, G. and Montmollin, B. de. (eds.) (2011). Important Plant Areas of the south and east Mediterranean region: Available from priority sites for conservation. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Malaga, IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation Spain. Gland, Switzerland and Malaga, Spain: IUCN. VIII + 108 pp. C/ Marie Curie 22 29590 Campanillas, Malaga, Spain Charts, maps and analysis Tel: +34 952 028430 - Fax: +34 952 028145 Gianluca Catullo, Elizabeth A. Radford, Bertrand de Montmollin www.iucn.org/publication Plantlife International ISBN 978-2-8317-1337-3 www.plantlife.org.uk/publications Legal deposit: Suggested Citation for country sections in Section III, for example Algeria: Yahi, N. and Benhouhou, S. 2010. Algeria pp 27-30 in: Important Plant Areas of the south and east Mediterranean region: priority sites for conservation (eds E. A. Radford, G. Catullo and B. de Montmollin) This book is printed on ecological paper. SECTION 1 5 Edited by Radford, E.A Plantlife International, United S. Rouz Banque Nationale de Gènes Kingdom B. Jaziri Faculté des Lettres, des Arts et des Catullo, G. WWF Mediterranean Programme Humanités de Manouba Office – WWF Italy, Italy M. Ouali Faculté des Sciences de Tunis Montmollin, B. de IUCN, Switzerland M. Tarhouni Institut des Régions Arides de Médenine Authors of country sections Algeria Chapter authors: Yahi, N Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumédiène, Morocco Bab Ezzouar Chapter authors: Taleb, M.S Haut Commissariat aux Eaux Benhouhou, S. Ecole Nationale Supérieure et Forêts et à la Lutte Contre la d’Agronomie, El Harrach Désertification Contributors G. de Belair Université d’Annaba Fennane, M. Université Mohammed V-Agdal R. Gharzouli Université Ferhat Abbas, Sétif Contributors: B. Haddane Conseiller régional de l’UICN pour l’Afrique E. Vela Université de Montpellier II, France M. Madbouhi Secrétariat d’Etat chargé de l’Eau et Libya de l’Environnement Chapter authors: El-Rtaib, F. Alfateh University H. Mesbah Haut Commissariat aux Eaux Egypt et Forêts et à la Lutte Contre la Désertification Chapter authors: Shaltout, K. Tanta University M. Ribi Haut Commissariat aux Eaux Contributors: Eid E. M Kafr El-Sheikh University et Forêts et à la Lutte Contre la M. Kassas and Cairo University Désertification H. Hosni Tunisia W. Amer and Egyptian Environmental Affairs Chapter authors: Ghrabi Gammar, Z. Institut National Agronomique de M. Fouda Agency Tunisie M. Zahran Mansoura University A. Daoud-Bouattour Contributors: Faculté des Sciences de Tunis M. El-Demerdash Mansoura University S. Ben Saad Faculté des Sciences de Tunis A. Khedr Mansoura University Liman A. El-Gazzar Suez Canal University I. Ben Haj Jilani Ecole Supérieure d’Agriculture de Mateur A. Fayed Assiut University H. Ferchichi-Ben Faculté des Sciences de Tunis S. Heneidy Assiut University Jamaa M. El-Sheikh Alexandria University S. D. Muller Université de Montpellier II, France M. Sheded South Valley University L. Rhazi Université de Rabat, Maroc H. El-Kady Tanta University A. M. Gammar Faculté des Lettres, des Arts et des A. Keshta Tanta University Humanités de Manouba B. Hatab Siwa Protectorate E. Véla Université de Montpellier II, France R. Rizk National Gene Bank A. Chaabane Institut Sylvo-Pastoral de Tabarka T. Ahmed Wadi El-Gemal National Park M. Neffati Institut des Régions Arides de Médenine H. Shabana and Saint Katherine Protectorate A. Shaltout Israel D. Halawani Scientific Museum, Al Quds University Chapter authors: Shmida, A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem S. Khaseeb Biology Department, Arab American Pollak, G Kibbutzim College, Tel Aviv University Contributors: E. Frankenberg Nature and Parks Authority Syria N. Levin Hebrew University of Jerusalem Chapter authors: Hmidan, H. Syrian Society for Conservation of N. Nisanholz Hebrew University of Jerusalem Wild Life M. Walzcak Nature and Parks Authority Shater, Z. Tishreen University D. Rotem Nature and Parks Authority Al-Mahmoud, F UNDP project plant expert M. Zalutsky Ministry of Environmental Protection Karzon, S. University of Hohenheim Jordan Sanadiki, N. Retired: Damascus University Chapter authors: Al- Eisawi, D. Hamoudeh, R National Commission for Agricultural Scientific Research Lebanon Chapter authors: Yazbek M. IBSAR, American University of Beirut Al-Hasan, A. Directorate of Agriculture in Idleb, Ministry of Agriculture Machaka-Houri N. IBSAR, American University of Beirut Almasri, A National Commission for Al-Zein M.S. Lebanese American University, Biotechnology Beirut Darwich, A. E. State Ministry for Environmental Safi S. Lebanese University Affairs Sinno N. Biology Dept, AUB Albania Talhouk, S.N.T. LDEM and IBSAR, AUB Chapter authors: Shuka, L. Tirana University Occupied Palestinian Territories Xhulaj, M. Tirana University Chapter authors: Al Sheikh, B. Al Quds University Qirjo, M. Regional Evironment Center Albania Contributors: H. Tleeb Director of Forestry Department, Contributors: R. Kapedani Regional Evironment Center Albania Ministry of Agriculture T. Rabi Director of Forestry Department, Ministry of Agriculture Acknowledgements IUCN, Plantlife and WWF are also very grateful for the assistance of Arantxa The preliminary identification of Important Plant Cendoya, Dania Abdul Malak, Carla Danelutti, Areas in the south and east Mediterranean Marcos Valderrabano, Annabelle Cuttelod countries within this project has been supported and Pedro Regato at the IUCN Centre for by the French Development Agency (AFD) in Mediterranean Cooperation; Matthew Hall their role as a major donor within the Critical and Sabina Knees from the Centre for Middle Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF). Eastern Plants at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh); and Vernon Heywood and Stephen Jury from the University of Reading in the realisation of this project. CONTENTS Message of support VII Executive summary 1 Recommendations 3 Section I: Scene setting 4 Context for the project 5 Important Plant Areas, government responsabillity and key 7 conservation initiatives Methodology summary 8 Section II: IPAs in the south and east Mediterranean 10 Plant species endemism on IPAs 13 Threats 14 Protection 17 IPAs and key biodiversity areas 18 Section III: Country reports 20 Morocco 22 Algeria 27 Tunisia 31 Libya 36 Egypt 40 Occupied Palestinian Territories 44 Israel 48 Lebanon 53 Jordan 58 Syria 59 Albania 65 Section IV: Restricted range species in the south and east 70 Mediterranean region Section V: Conclusions and Recommendations 76 Section VI: Appendices 82 1. Important Plant Area and Important Forest Area criteria 82 2. IPAs identified 86 3. North Africa and Middle East preliminary list of restricted 88 range species 8 SECTION 1 VII The past decade has seen the growing international awareness about Message of the vital role of biodiversity, supported by the scientific community, NGOs and policy makers in both North and South. France has support participated in raising awareness in this matter through international commitments, particularly since the Rio Summit in 1992. Important Plant Areas L’Agence Française de Développement (AFD) has since engaged actively of the south and east in sustainable development, especially regarding the careful use of ecosystem and the conservation of biodiversity at large. Therefore since Mediterranean region 1996, AFD has pledged nearly 600 millions Euros for biodiversity related projects. As one of the six funders of the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund worldwide, and as a long standing supporter of development in the Mediterranean-Middle East region, AFD was very happy to contribute to the preparatory scientific and strategic work for the protection of the Mediterranean biodiversity hotspot. Being