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Wetlands Database Project: Libya
Proportion of the area of the contribution comprising Key Biodiversity Areas: 0%
The project’s main objective or objectives The main goals of the project are: (1) assessing the project area represented by Umm Hafen Lake (200 hectares) and Umm Al Qurami Lake (270 hectares) in terms of identifying and categorising the associated plant and aquatic communities; (2)evaluating the environmental challenges by assessing if any environmental impacts are caused by human behaviour; (3) making the assessment data available to interested people, researchers, and communities via the Geoportal platform; and (4) engaging stakeholders in wetland-related activities to raise their awareness of the importance of this unique ecosystem and the importance of preserving it.
- wetlands a4.pdf
Potential conservation benefits in saving biodiversity
Potential reduction of species extinction risk resulting from threat abatement actions
Absolute value (STAR)
0% of the total biodiversity conservation potential of State of Libya is covered by this project.
0.1% of Africa's biodiversity conservation potential is from State of Libya.
19.5% of global biodiversity conservation potential is from Africa.
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.