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Restoration of the remnant wetland in Wadi Gharba, Jordan Valley
Project Details
| Name | Restoration of the remnant wetland in Wadi Gharba, Jordan Valley |
| Description | 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. |
| Contributing IUCN Constituent | Jordan BirdWatch AssociationIUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2021-2025IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025 |
| Start Date | 12/31/2018 |
| End Date | 1/29/2023 |
| Conservation Actions | 2.3 Habitat & Natural Process Restoration |
| Needed annual budget | $16,000.00 |
| Total annual budget | $15,000.00 |
| Staff | ♀ 2 | ♂ 3 |
| Beneficiaries | ♀ 15 | ♂ 38 |
Potential reduction of species extinction risk resulting from threat abatement actions
This stacked bar chart 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.
% Contribution of threats to species extinction
1.16%
2.1 Annual & perennial non-timber crops
5.96%
6.3 Work & other activities
9.46%
4.1 Roads & railroads
9.78%
8.2 Problematic native species/diseases
10.19%
11.2 Droughts
12.72%
6.1 Recreational activities
12.93%
5.1 Hunting & collecting terrestrial animals
15.71%
9.3 Agricultural & forestry effluents
19.72%
2.3 Livestock farming & ranching
Threat type