1 Azores 2 Canary Islands 3 Cape Verde 6 Southwest Balkans 16°W scale: 1/10,000,000 scale: 1/10,000,000 scale: 1/5,000,000 Key Biodiversity Areas in the Mediterranean Basin Hotspot scale: 1/2,000,000 Conservation Outcomes 30°W 50 0 50 100 150 200 20 0 20 40 60 80 100 40°N MADEIRA km The Mediterranean Basin Hotspot is one of the most The Mediterranean climate is equally unique, Since resources for biodiversity conservation are limited km S E R B I A 32°N (PRT) 25°W extraordinary places on Earth, and is remarkable for characterized by cool, wet winters and hot, dry there is a need to further prioritize both the KBAs and Mediterranean Basin 17°N both its high level of biological diversity and its summers. Nevertheless, rainfall ranges between corridors based upon irreplaceability and vulnerability. 100 0 100 200 300 400 12°W Sofia spectacular scenery as a result of the region being 100 mm to 3,000 mm, making the region suitable for This process identified a total of 288 KBAs which are MONTENEGRO 20°E kilometers 25°W the intersection of two major landmasses, Eurasia a wide range of vegetation types. Combined with eligible for CEPF investment. Of these, 70 KBAs were Pristina scale : 1/5,000,000 CPV3 32°N and Africa, and the huge topographical variety and 2 the effects of both natural and human-caused fires identified as priorities for CEPF investment because projection: Albers Equal Area Conic SELVAGENS CPV2 23°W altitudinal range. The hotspot covers 2,085,292 km which have played a major role in shaping the they are both highly irreplaceable and threatened. The MNE4 KOSOVO central meridian 12° east longitude (PRT) and stretches west to east from Portugal to Jordan Mediterranean Basin, vegetation and many plants remaining 218 KBAs are encompassed by six standard parallels 33° & 43° north latitude 42°30'N AZORES 40°N 17°N and north to south from Italy to Tunisia. It includes are adapted to or dependent on fire for reproduction. priority corridors: BULGARIA 42°30'N 37°30'N (PRT) parts of Spain, France, the Balkan States, Greece, There are three broad vegetation types in the region: Podgorica MNE3 TUR8 key biodiversity area, CEPF Priority* hotspot boundary C A P E V E R D E Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Libya, · Maquis: The dominant vegetation type, comprised 1. Southwest Balkans MNE8 MNE2 28°N CANARY ISLA NDS Morocco and Algeria, as well as around 5,000 of hard-leaved shrubland. 2. Mountains, Plateaus and Wetlands of Algerian Tell (ESP) † 30°W 15°N CPV1 islands scattered around the Mediterranean Sea. · Forests: Once common but now much reduced, and Tunisia MNE5 DZA27 key biodiversity area, CEPF eligible** protected area West of the mainland, the hotspot includes a mostly pine and deciduous forests. 3. Atlas Mountains ALB7 CAPE VERDE MNE7 Skopje number of Atlantic islands: the Canaries, Madeira, · Garrigue: Vegetation restricted to the semi-arid, 4. Taurus Mountains MOROCCO n 22°30'E 16°W MNE6 ri country border (terrestrial) 37°30'N the Selvages (Selvagens), the Azores and Cape lowland and coastal regions of the basin. 5. Cyrenaican Peninsula and D key biodiversity area, not eligible for 25°W Praia ALB1 (disputed) 100 0 100 200 300 100 0 100 200 300 28°N Verde. 6. Orontes Valley and Lebanon Mountains MNE1 THE FORMER MKD10 CEPF investment** 25°W 12°W ALB15 km km 15°N Using existing data on plants, freshwater fish and WESTERN SAHARA 23°W YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC SOUTHWEST Amman The Mediterranean Basin Hotspot is the third richest odonata, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals These priority corridors will benefit from landscape- ALB3 MKD4 BALKANS CEPF priority corridor town (national capitals underlined) biodiversity hotspot in the world, containing a total of 1,110 key biodiversity areas (KBAs) have level interventions as they are critical for maintaining OF MACEDONIA approximately 13,000 endemic plant species. It is been identified in the hotspot, covering more than the integrity of ecosystem processes and services ALB12 MKD13 one of the most popular tourism destinations of the 40.7 million hectares, or approximately 19.5% of the through the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF). ALBR9 U S S I A MKD14 CAPE VERDE other biodiversity conservation corridor inset map extent world, with 32% of the world’s tourists (220 million) total surface area. Of the total, 512 contain coastal ALB10 SOUTHWEST visiting the Mediterranean each year. Species or marine habitat, highlighting the importance of CEPF’s investment will focus on three primary MKD6 BALKANS populations in the hotspot have become fragmented these sites for both terrestrial and marine strategic directions: promoting civil society ALB8 MKD3 Bern Tirana and isolated because of infrastructure development conservation. involvement in Integrated Coastal Zone MKD7 MKD11 MKD1 MKD5 MKD9 F R A N C E S W I T Z E R L A N D mainly triggered by the tourism industry. Damage to Management to minimize the negative effects of ALB14 n * Key biodiversity areas are targets for achieving site-level 10°E conservation outcomes. A number of the priority key biodiversity 10°W 0° water resources resulting from major water In addition, 17 biological corridors encompassing coastal development in three priority corridors and in MKD8 areas in the Mediterranean Basin include a coastal strip. At these investments and climate change has become the 435 KBAs were delineated across the hotspot. 20 coastal and marine priority key biodiversity areas MKD12 i sites the KBA boundary extends 12-nautical-miles seaward as SLOVENIA most important pressure on nature. Corridors contain important habitats for highly in other corridors; establish the sustainable ALB5 established by the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea. This MKD2 Ljubljana threatened endemic species, provide key ecosystem management of water catchments and the wise use ALB6 means that conservation actions pertaining to a coastal key Zagreb G E O R G I A I TA LY services or play an important role in maintaining of water resources with a focus on four priority ALB13 s biodiversity area can include, as necessary, the belt of ocean 20°E measured seaward from the coast. ecosystem resilience, and safeguard the health and corridors; and improve the conservation and A L B A N I A **EU countries are ineligible to receive CEPF funds. C R O A T I A † biological integrity of the hotspot. These corridors protection status of an additional 44 priority KBAs. IUCN Categories Ia, Ib, II-VI represent a range of terrestrial, freshwater and A regional implementation team will provide technical ALB11 a coastal ecosystems and as such, different oversight of the investment. For more information data: Belgrade Association "Les Amis des Oiseaux" conservation actions and approaches are required on the Mediterranean Basin Hotspot and to obtain HRV3 B O S N I A A N D A R M E N I A BirdLife Global Secretariat H E R Z E G O V I N A to safeguard the biodiversity found here. an electronic copy of the CEPF ecosystem profile, ALB4 BirdLife International Middle East Division EASTERN visit www.cepf.net.

B Conservation International Africa and Madagascar Division ADRIATIC Doga Dernegi G R E E C E 40°N IUCN SAN MARINO Sarajevo ALB16 BIH3 30°E Plantlife International ret Ne va S E R B I A Royal Society for the Protection of Birds HRV1 Sociedad Española de Ornitología MONACO BIH2 40°N 22°30'E Sociedade Portuguesa Para O Estudo Das Aves The Cirrus Group B U L G A R I A Tour du Valat BIH1 MONTENEGRO ALB2 n Sofia VMap0, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ANDORRA HRV2 Pristina B l a c k S e a World Database of Protected Areas, 2011 Podgorica KOSOVO this map was produced by the 20°E A d r i a t i c S e a Skopje

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MAR32 T O U N EGY3 LBN3 AT LAS M NILE DELTA LBN16 MAR17 MAR25 THE IN SUL A N COAST S LBY10 P E LBN13 Oued MAR22 Tripoli A N u 30°N LBN9 I C LBY9 e MAR31 Sous M O R O C C O A MAR19 T U N I S I A N z 30°N E SYR10 R MAR20 Y MAR15 LBY2 C EGY2 10°E LBY6 33°N s LBY3 LBY5 Cairo MAR11 33°N 36°E ISRAEL e 25 0 25 50 75 100 km LBY1 L I B Y A LBY7 E G Y P T 30°N m 30°N 20°E N S A U D I A R A B I A i WESTERN l e o SAHARA 0° 10°W 4 Tunisia Biodiversity conservation corridors scale: 1/2,000,000 scale: 1/30,000,000

c TUN23 9°E Biodiversity hotspots are regions that TUN12 500 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 harbor especially high numbers of TUN14 11°E km R e d S e a t MAR17 Oued Matil: Ksob endemic species and, at the same F.Y.R. Macedonia * MAR18 Oued Oumer Rbid DZA14 TUN38 TUN11 TUN4 time, have been significantly impacted MKD1 Belasica MAR19 Oulad Teima (Rivière Sous) 37°N TUN10 30°E 37°N by human activities. Each hotspot MKD2 Bogdanci (Chuchurlum-Paljurci) * MAR20 Parc National de Souss-Massa TUN20 TUN40 TUN46 TUN36 faces extreme threats and has already u MKD3 Crn Drim Gorge et Aglou DZA21 TUN5 TUN21 Tunis EASTERN lost at least 70% of its original natural MKD4 Dojran Lake MAR21 Parc National de Tazekka TUN34 TUN16 TUN28 * TUN26 ADRIATIC vegetation. Over 50% of the world’s MKD5 Galichica Mountain * MAR22 Parc National de Toubkal Turkey DZA18 MARMARA TUN43 TUN33 NORTHERN plant species and 42% of all terrestrial MKD6 Ilinska Planina Mountain * MAR23 Parc National du Haut Atlas Oriental * TUR1 Acigol Lake SEA BASIN MKD7 Jablanica MAR24 Parc Naturel d'Ifrane TUR2 Ahir Mountain DZA2 TUN2 TUN31 MESOPOTAMIA vertebrate species are endemic to the Roster of CEPF-eligible * TUN47 TUN29 TUN17 O MKD8 Lake Doirani MAR25 Réserves de chasse de Tiradine et TUR3 Akseki and Ibradi Forests TUN7 SOUTHWEST biodiversity hotspots, making them key biodiversity areas * * TUN32 THE RIF Roster of biodiversity conservation corridors MKD9 Lake Prespa de Takherhort TUR4 Aksu Valley BALKANS urgent priorities for biodiversity * CEPF priority TUN37 TUN18 MOUNTAINS * CEPF priority MKD10 Monospitovo Swamp * MAR26 Rivière Bou Fekrane TUR5 Aladaglar ORONTES conservation at a global scale. MOUNTAINS, PLATEAUS AND TUN3 MOUNTAINS, PLATEAUS THE TAURUS Albania * MKD11 Ohrid Lake * MAR27 Sebkha Bou Areg TUR6 Alata Dunes ALGERIA ORANIE AND AND WETLANDS OF VALLEY AND Cape Verde WETLANDS OF ALGERIAN TELL TUN27 COASTAL MOUNTAINS ALB1 Bjeshka e Oroshit MKD12 Pelister MAR28 Sidi Chiker (M'Sabih Talas) * TUR7 Altinozu Hills MOLOUYA ALGERIAN TELL AND TUNISIA LEBANON Coastal Atlantic Plains AND TUNISIA TUN45 ATLANTIC MOUNTAINS ALB2 Butrinti and surrounding area MKD13 Stogovo MAR29 Tamga et Aqqa Wabzaza * TUR8 Amanos Mountains PLAINS * Cyrenaican Peninsula ALB3 Drini Delta MKD14 Vardar River MAR30 Tamri et Imsouane TUR9 Andirin WETLANDS OF Eastern Adriatic The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund TUN30 TUN35 (CEPF) is a joint initiative of Conservation ALB4 Erseke MAR31 Tarhazoute * TUR10 Antalya Plain TUN1 TUNISIA AND Marmara Sea Basin n International, the Global Environment Facility, ALB5 Karavasta Lagoon Jordan MAR32 Tasga TUR11 Aydincik ve Ovacik Coast 36°N THE ATLAS LIBYA SOUTH * TUN41 Mountains of Ksours and Djebel Krouz the Government of Japan, the MacArthur TUN6 36°N MOUNTAINS NILE SYRIA AND * ALB6 Lake Ohrid and surrounding area * JOR1 Jordan River TUR12 Baba Mountain CYRENAICAN * Mountains, Plateaus and Wetlands of TUN24 DELTA NORTHERN Foundation, L'Agence Française de ALB7 Lake Shkodra (Lake Scadar) JOR2 Mujib Syria TUR13 Barla Mountain DZA27 MOUNTAINS OF PENINSULA Algerian Tell and Tunisia * * TUN15 TUN22 COAST JORDAN Développement and the World Bank. A ALB8 Lalzi Bay SYR1 Abu Zad TUR14 Berit Mountain TUN42 KSOURS AND Nile Delta Coast fundamental goal of CEPF is to ensure civil o ALB9 Luzni-Bulac Lebanon SYR2 Afrin TUR15 Beydaglari DJEBEL KROUZ Northern Mesopotamia society is engaged in biodiversity conservation. * TUN19 TUN13 ALB10 Mali i Dajtit LBN1 Ainata SYR3 Eastern Akroum * TUR16 Beysehir Lake TUN39 Oranie and Molouya i ALB11 Narta Lagoon and surrounding area LBN2 Ain-el-Qam * SYR4 Eastern Anti Mountains * TUR17 Binboga Mountains TUN25 * Orontes Valley and Lebanon Mountains ALB12 Patoku Lagoon LBN3 Al Chouf Cedars Nature Reserve SYR5 Jabal al-Shuah TUR18 Bolkar Mountains South Syria and Northern Jordan The political and geographic designations * * TUN44 shown on this map do not imply the expression t ALB13 Prespa and surrounding area LBN4 Al Mjar - Ras Baalbek SYR6 Jabal Slenfeh TUR19 Bozyazý Coasts 9°E * Southwest Balkans of any opinion on behalf of CEPF or any of its ALB14 Rrajca LBN5 Ammiq wetland SYR7 Jebel El Wastani TUR20 Burdur Lake * The Atlas Mountains partners concerning the legal status or ALB15 Velipoja and surrounding area LBN6 Beirut River Valley * SYR8 Lower Orontes River TUR21 Burnaz Dunes T U N I S I A The Rif Mountains deliniation of the frontiers of any country, ALB16 Vlora Bay, Karaburun Peninsula and LBN7 Ehden Forest Nature Reserve SYR9 Marmousa TUR22 Ceyhan Delta TUN8 The Taurus Mountains territory or area. CAPE VERDE * a Cika mountain LBN8 Hasroun SYR10 Mount Hermon TUR23 Ciglikara Forests and Avlan Lake Wetlands of Tunisia and Libya LBN9 Hima Ebel es-Saqi SYR11 Northern El Kabir River TUR24 Corak Lake 25 0 25 50 75 100 Algeria LBN10 Jabal el Barouk SYR12 Qadmus * TUR25 Dalaman Plain 11°E km DZA1 Barrage de Boughzoul LBN11 Jabal Moussa * SYR13 Upper Orontes River TUR26 Datca and Bozburun Peninsulas v DZA2 Barrage de la Cheffia LBN12 Jebel Sannine SYR14 Wadi al-Qarn - Burqush TUR27 Dedegol Mountains DZA3 Chott de Tinnsilt LBN13 Jezzine Bassine SYR15 Zebdani TUR28 Dimcay Valley DZA4 Collo LBN14 Kfar Zabad - Anjar TUR29 Eastern Boncuk Mountains

r DZA5 Complexe de zones humides de la LBN15 Qaa El Rim - Sannine Tunisia TUR30 Egirdir Lake 7 Taurus plaine de Guerbes-Sanhadja LBN16 Qaraoun Lake TUN1 Ain Dhabghana * TUR31 Ermenek River Valley scale: 1/2,250,000 36°E DZA6 Constantine LBN17 Southern El Kabir River TUN2 Aqueduc de Zaghouan TUR32 Feke 25 0 25 50 75 100 TUR DZA7 Djebel Babor LBN18 Tannourine Nature Reserve TUN3 Barrage Moussa Chami TUR33 Fethiye km e * Conservation Outcomes 17 DZA8 Djebel Megris * LBN19 Upper Litani River TUN4 Djebel el Haouaria TUR34 Gavur Lake 38°N DZA9 Djelfa LBN20 Upper Mountains of Akkar-Donnieh TUN5 Dunes de Ras el Melan TUR35 Gazipasa - Anamur Coast DZA10 Forêts d’Akfadou LBN21 Western Akroum TUN6 Ebba Ksoui TUR36 Gevne Valley and Gokbel Highland s DZA11 Garaet et-Tarf * LBN22 Western Anti Mountains TUN7 El Feidja * TUR37 Geyik Mountains MARMARA SEA BASIN TUR14 DZA12 Gouraya TUN8 El Jem TUR38 Girdev Lake ve Akdaðlar 34°E DZA13 Lac Chott el Hodna Libya TUN9 Gafsa TUR39 Gokdere * TUR32 TUR2 Mediterranean Basin DZA14 Lac des Oiseaux / Garaet et Touyour LBY1 Ajdabiya Marsh Protected Areas TUN10 Garaet Mabtouh TUR40 Goksu Delta n * DZA15 Lac Fetzara LBY2 Benghazi TUN11 Golfe occidental de Tunis * TUR41 Goksu River Valley DZA16 Levasseur LBY3 Benghazi Coast TUN12 Ichkeul TUR42 Golcuk Lake TUR5 * 32°E * DZA17 Marais de la Macta LBY4 Bumbah Gulf TUN13 Îles Kuriat TUR43 Golgeli Mountains TUR9 DZA18 Marais de Mekhada LBY5 Cyrenaican Peninsula TUN14 Îles Zembra et Zembretta TUR44 Gulluk Mountain TUR34 1/5,000,000 o * DZA19 Mergueb * LBY6 Geziret al Elba - Ayn al Ghazalah Bay TUN15 Jebel Seij TUR45 Gulnar 28°E 30°E DZA20 Parc national d’Edough LBY7 Geziret Garah TUN16 Lac Tunis (Lac Rades) TUR46 Incirli Hills TUR52 * DZA21 Parc national d’El Kala * LBY8 Jabal al Akhdar TUN17 Lagune de Korba TUR47 Kale TUR30 C DZA22 Parc national de Chrea * LBY9 Marmarica TUN18 Lagunes de Nabeul TUR48 Karakuyu Marshes 7 December 2011 DZA23 Parc National de Taza * LBY10 Surrounding of Jabal Akhdar TUN19 Metbassta TUR49 Karatas Lake Azores inset DZA24 Parc National de Theinet El Had TUN20 Mogods TUR50 Kargi River Valley TUR48 TUR13 TUR21 TUR8 DZA25 Parc National du Belezma Montenegro TUN21 Oued El Zouara TUR51 Kas-Kalkan Coasts T U R K E Y TUR27 TUR18 TUR76 * DZA26 Parc National du Djurdjura MNE1 Bojana Delta TUN22 Oued Sed TUR52 Kastabala Valley TUR16 SYR2 DZA27 Quenza MNE2 Cemovsko Field * TUN23 Plages de Sidi Mechig TUR53 Kazanli DZA28 Sebkhet Baker MNE3 Cijevna Canyon and Hum Orahovski TUN24 Plaines de Kairouan TUR54 Kekova TUR42 DZA29 Sebkhet Djendli MNE4 Kakaricka Gora TUN25 Réservoir d’El Houareb TUR55 Kibriscik TUR1 TUR20 TUR71 DZA30 Sebkhet Ez-Zemoul MNE5 Lake Skadar TUN26 Réservoir d’Oued El Haajar TUR56 Kilic Mountain Canary * 38°N TUR61 TUR64 MNE6 Rumija TUN27 Réservoir d’Oued Rmal TUR57 Kizilot N I G E R TUR4 TUR22 Islands TUR24 TUR46 inset Bosnia and Herzegovina MNE7 Vrsuta TUN28 Réservoir de Bezikh TUR75 TUR6 TUR69 * TUR58 Koprucay Valley TUR58 TUR3 * BIH1 Hutovo Blato MNE8 Zeta Stream TUN29 Réservoir de Chiba * TUR59 Koycegiz Lake TUR66 TUR53 BIH2 Neretva River TUN30 Réservoir de Khairat SYR7 Cape * TUR60 Kumluca TUR49 TUR37 TUR39 BIH3 Trebizat River Tributary Morocco TUN31 Réservoir de Lebna TUR61 Kýzýldag Verde * Goksu TUR7 36°N inset MAR1 Aguelmane de Sidi Ali Ta'nzoult TUN32 Réservoir de Masri TUR62 Limonlu Basin TUR62 T H E T A U R U S M O U N TA I N S Nehri Cape Verde MAR2 Aguelmane n'Tifounassine TUN33 Réservoir de Mlaabi * TUR63 Marmara Islands TUR43 TUR31 TUR67 main map CPV1 Beaches of Boavista Island MAR3 Ait Bougmes TUN34 Réservoir de Mornaguia TUR64 Mersin Hills TUR10 TUR41 * TUR44 TUR57 TUR50 C H A DTUR40 SYR8 * CPV2 Ilheu Raso MAR4 Azilal TUN35 Réservoir de Moussa TUR65 Patara TUR36 CPV3 Santa Luzia Island MAR5 Barrage Idriss Premier TUN36 Réservoir de Sidi Abdelmonem TUR66 Salda Lake * TUR68 TUR29 TUR56 ORONTES VALLEY AND MAR6 Cours supérieur du Tensift TUN37 Réservoir de Sidi Jedidi TUR67 Samandag Dunes TUR45 TUR28 TUR73 LEBANON MOUNTAINS Croatia * MAR7 Dunes d’Essaouira TUN38 Sagjanan * TUR68 Sandras Mountain TUR15 TUR59 TUR11 SYR6 * HRV1 Krka River and Visovac Lake MAR8 Dwiyate TUN39 Salines de Monastir * TUR69 Seyhan Delta TUR38 HRV2 Neretva Delta and surrounding area MAR9 Fès et alentours TUN40 Sebkhet Ariana TUR70 Southern Euphrates Valley ve TUR26 * * * TUR33 TUR35 TUR19 see inset 5 * HRV3 Special Ornithological Reserve on MAR10 Imouzzer Du Kandar TUN41 Sebkhet Halk el Menzel Birecik Steppes TUR23 Nahr TUR72 Cres Island MAR11 Imzi TUN42 Sebkhet Kelbia TUR71 Sugozu - Akkum TUR25 TUR12 34°E SYR5 Al Asi MAR12 Jbel Tichouket TUN43 Sebkhet Sedjoumi * TUR72 Tahtali Mountains Egypt MAR13 Jbel Zerhoun TUN44 Sebkhet Sidi el Hani TUR73 Taseli Plateau TUR55 36°N S Y R I A * EGY1 Lake Bardawil MAR14 Lac Ouiouane TUN45 Sebkhet Sidi Khelifa * TUR74 Tigris Valley C Y P R U S scale: 1/5,000,000 TUR51 TUR60 36°E EGY2 Sallum Gulf MAR15 Massif de l’Anti-Atlas TUN46 Soliman TUR75 Yarýsli Lake projection: Albers Equal Area Conic TUR65 TUR54 32°E SYR12 * EGY3 Zaranik Protected Area MAR16 Moyen-Atlas oriental TUN47 Zaghouan TUR76 Yýlanlýkale Hills 28°E TUR47 central meridian 12° east longitude 30°E standard parallels 33° & 43° north latitude

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