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To contact us: |
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CPNP |
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Important Bird Areas in Palestine |
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Important Bird Areas in Palestine IBA's |
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P.O.B. 7 Talitha Kumi School Beit Jala PALESTINE |
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Phone: 972-2-2765574 Fax: 972-2-2772937 Email: cpneai@p-ol.com |
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International |
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01-Jerusalem 02-Wadi Al-Qilt 03-Jerusalem Wilderness 04-Wadi Qadroun 05-Wadi Al-Makhrour 06-Fashkha Springs 07-Jericho 08-Oja Springs 09-Wadi Gaza 10-Wadi Al-Quff 11-Um Al-Safa (Forest) 12-Qenya Springs 13-Um Al-Rihan (Forest) |
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Key to criteria 1- Regularly holds a significant number of globally threatened species. 2a-Regularly holds 1% or more of species' biogeographical or flyway or Middle Eastern population (water birds and seabirds only). 2b-Regularly holds 20,000 or more water birds. 2g-Migratory 'bottleneck' site: more than 3,000 raptors or more than 5,000 storks or more than 2,000 cranes pass in a season. 3- Regularly holds a significant number of a species which is threatened or declining within the Middle East. Only the top five sites for each such species in the country are considered to qualify as IBA's |
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4- Regularly holds a significant number of a species whose world population is wholly or largely restricted to the Middle East. Only the top five sites for each such species in the country are considered to qualify as IBA's. 5a- Representative example of a habitat, associated with a characteristic assemblage of bird species. 5b- Rare/threatened/unique habitat, associated with a characteristic assemblage of bird species 6- Site important for bird conservation through education/research/tourism. |
