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Restoration of the remnant wetland in Wadi Gharba, Jordan Valley
The projects focused on the restoration of a remnant wetland in the Jordan Valley, including the marsh-like thickets of tamarisk shrubs and reed. The main issues were overgrazing, the spread of invasive, alien mesquite, illegal hunting, lack of water and pollution. The area includes breeding birds which of rare and restricted bird species in Jordan such as Little Bittern, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Clamorous Reed Warbler, Dead Sea Sparrow, and others.
- UP-DATED Wadi Gharaba Management Plan - 2024-2029 rev1.pdf
- myna and prosopis report 2023.pdf
Potential conservation benefits in saving biodiversity
Potential reduction of species extinction risk resulting from threat abatement actions
The chart below represents the relative disaggregation of the selected contribution's total potential opportunity for reducing global species extinction risk through taking actions to abate different threats to species within its boundaries. The percentages refer to the amount of the total opportunity that could potentially be achieved through abating that particular threat.