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Regional priorities for wetlands conservation in West Asia and North Africa
Author(s) -
Faizi S.,
AlWetaid Yousuf
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
natural resources forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.646
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1477-8947
pISSN - 0165-0203
DOI - 10.1111/j.1477-8947.1997.tb00674.x
Subject(s) - wetland , geography , scarcity , biodiversity , environmental protection , water scarcity , environmental degradation , government (linguistics) , environmental planning , environmental resource management , environmental science , ecology , agriculture , economics , biology , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , microeconomics
Though characterized by a scarcity of water, West Asia and North Africa region has a large number of wetlands of various types supporting a rich biodiversity. However, the government efforts to reverse the trend of wetlands degradation fall short of the policy goals due to various reasons. The paper outlines the priorities for wetlands conservation in the region.