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Legal Protection of Biodiversity in Palestine |
Anonymous writes "Legal Protection of Biodiversity
By Sami Backleh
This week in Palestine
It is a known fact that Palestine contains a great wealth of biodiversity resources in terms of the number of species, ecosystems, and landscapes.
Although considered small in terms of landmass, Palestine displays a wide variation in elevations and geology, leading to a broad range of habitats, which is reflected in a high diversity of plants and animals.
This diversity is needed for humanity to survive. People all over the world depend on plants and animals for food, medicine, and raw materials to manufacture clothing and building materials. Species and ecosystems regulate our climate, clean our freshwater, regulate and clean atmospheric gases, treat our waste, generate and clean our soil, recycle nutrients, and pollinate our crops. In other words, at no cost to us, biodiversity supports the human being.
When there is less diversity in nature, ecosystems become less productive.
Species and biological communities have difficulty adapting to change, but humans suffer too. Economic opportunities and the quality of life of future generations are put at risk.
Yet it has been asserted that virtually all the earth’s ecosystems have been dramatically transformed through human actions, and ecosystems continue to be converted for agricultural and other uses. It has been said that the current loss of biodiversity and the related changes in the environment are now occurring faster than ever before in human history and there is no sign of this process slowing down. Many animal and plant populations have declined in numbers and geographical spread. Species extinction is a natural part of the earth’s history. Yet scientists have revealed that human activity has increased the extinction rate by at least 100 times compared to the natural rate.
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Posted by qlaith on Monday, March 10 @ Eastern Daylight Time (2143 reads)
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Forests as Important Bird Areas in Palestine |
Anonymous writes "Palestine, as a part of the Eastern Mediterranean region in West Asia, consists of the most complicated ecosystem in the world. It comprises plants and animals from most of the Old World. In addition to the prolonged influence of human activities, several other factors account for the development of rich biodiversity, e.g., habitat, species, and genetic diversity.
Palestine is famous for its unique central location with respect to the three continents of Africa, Asia, and Europe, where there are an estimated 530 species of birds and 3,000 species of plants; hence it is considered a major and important route for migratory birds such as storks, pelicans, and raptors (including the Lesser Kestrel, Honey Buzzard, Lesser Spotted Eagle, and Egyptian Vulture), which use the Jordan Valley, Jericho, and Jerusalem mountain routes. It also corresponds with the criteria of Important Bird Areas (IBAs) in Palestine, as Jericho is one of the major pathways during migration times as well as an important spot for residency and breeding birds. (For more information, visit http://www.wildlife-pal.org/JWMS.htm.)
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Posted by qlaith on Friday, February 01 @ Eastern Standard Time (4194 reads)
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Dead Sea Sparrow |
baha2 writes "The Dead Sea Sparrow ( Passer moabiticus), as its name suggests, is a breeding bird around the River Jordan, Dead Sea, and into Iraq, Iran and western Afghanistan. Breeding recorded in Cyprus (1981/1982) but is probably extinct there now Cyprus. It is migratory or dispersive, although the regular wintering grounds of this nomadic species are largely unknown, except that the eastern race winters in Pakistan. Flocks of the nominate western race have been found in winter further south in the Middle East. Posted by qlaith on Sunday, June 03 @ Eastern Daylight Time (3024 reads)
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The Jerusalem Wilderness |
Anonymous writes "The Jerusalem Wilderness
Where the Nature and Culture comes together
As the southern part of Jerusalem Wilderness (E 3519; N 3142) Site which is extending from The Qadron Valley in the north, running through Al-Biqea’ah and Sa’eer Wilderness, reaching Bani- Naim in the south. It is located on the eastern slopes of the Jerusalem Mountain Ranges "which extend from Nablus in the north to Hebron in the south". The whole area could be considered as a beautiful reserve (as a joint site for the cultural and Natural Heritage site) especially when natural vegetation, birds, and wild life are preserved in a clean and soundly managed way beside the archeology sites such as St. Saba Monastery.
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Posted by qlaith on Sunday, February 04 @ Eastern Standard Time (2869 reads)
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Wadi Gaza |
Anonymous writes "Wadi Gaza-general information
Gaza Valley is considered as one of those very little areas that remain in Gaza Strip where migratory and residing birds lodge at. Birds also find it a secure place to alight and to feed themselves. There are some rare and endangered birds that find it a good place for settling down such as crex crex and the Aquila according to the IUCN. This area is a world wide classified as and attractive place for birds according to the international criteria proposed by the Birdlife International Council such as :- White Stork, Moorhen, Ibis, Herons….etc "
Posted by qlaith on Sunday, February 04 @ Eastern Standard Time (2813 reads)
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