Potential and perspectives for establishing protected areas in El-Jabal El-Akhdar region, northeast Libya; an overview and example from ‘El-Abyar area’
This study was conducted in El-Abyar area in El-Jabal El-Akhdar region, northeast Libya. The aim was to study the environmental settings and the potential and possibility of establishing a protected area in this important region from a historical, biological, social, and economic point of view. The...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
University of Brawijaya
2022-04-01
|
| Series: | Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://jdmlm.ub.ac.id/index.php/jdmlm/article/view/1129 |
| _version_ | 1811254887995932672 |
|---|---|
| author | Manam W. B. Saaed Aqeelah B. Ali Yacoub M. El-Barasi Rebeh O. Rahil |
| author_facet | Manam W. B. Saaed Aqeelah B. Ali Yacoub M. El-Barasi Rebeh O. Rahil |
| author_sort | Manam W. B. Saaed |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | This study was conducted in El-Abyar area in El-Jabal El-Akhdar region, northeast Libya. The aim was to study the environmental settings and the potential and possibility of establishing a protected area in this important region from a historical, biological, social, and economic point of view. The methodology included an intensive literature review, distribution of 300 questionnaires, soil and water analysis, fauna and flora survey, in addition to extensive field observation during the period from 2011 to 2021. The study highlighted the significant representative state of the study area for the whole El-Jabal El-Akhdar region in terms of environmental conditions and inappropriate anthropogenic pressure. Although the area has been severely degraded due to the arid climate coupled with decades of mismanagement, it still has remarkable ecological and environmental features and there is a feasible possibility of being converted into an effective protected area for biodiversity conservation with sustainable use of its natural resources by the local population (Category VI on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Classification for protected areas). The remaining barriers for which drastic solutions need to be implemented are a lack of awareness, a lack of protected areas guidelines and national perspectives, interest conflict with local people, a lack of constant funding, and failure of legislation enforcement. |
| first_indexed | 2024-04-12T17:15:21Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-c910b45663b94e86a68be606b80a7cb9 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2339-076X 2502-2458 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-12T17:15:21Z |
| publishDate | 2022-04-01 |
| publisher | University of Brawijaya |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management |
| spelling | doaj.art-c910b45663b94e86a68be606b80a7cb92022-12-22T03:23:41ZengUniversity of BrawijayaJournal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management2339-076X2502-24582022-04-01933453346410.15243/jdmlm.2022.093.3453412Potential and perspectives for establishing protected areas in El-Jabal El-Akhdar region, northeast Libya; an overview and example from ‘El-Abyar area’Manam W. B. Saaed0Aqeelah B. Ali1Yacoub M. El-Barasi2Rebeh O. Rahil3Department of Botany, Faculty of Art and Sciences-Al-Abyar, University of Benghazi, Libya.Department of Zoology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Benghazi University, Al-Abyar Branch, Libya.Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Benghazi University, Benghazi, Libya.Department of Botany, Faculty of Art and Sciences-Al-Abyar, University of Benghazi, Libya.This study was conducted in El-Abyar area in El-Jabal El-Akhdar region, northeast Libya. The aim was to study the environmental settings and the potential and possibility of establishing a protected area in this important region from a historical, biological, social, and economic point of view. The methodology included an intensive literature review, distribution of 300 questionnaires, soil and water analysis, fauna and flora survey, in addition to extensive field observation during the period from 2011 to 2021. The study highlighted the significant representative state of the study area for the whole El-Jabal El-Akhdar region in terms of environmental conditions and inappropriate anthropogenic pressure. Although the area has been severely degraded due to the arid climate coupled with decades of mismanagement, it still has remarkable ecological and environmental features and there is a feasible possibility of being converted into an effective protected area for biodiversity conservation with sustainable use of its natural resources by the local population (Category VI on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Classification for protected areas). The remaining barriers for which drastic solutions need to be implemented are a lack of awareness, a lack of protected areas guidelines and national perspectives, interest conflict with local people, a lack of constant funding, and failure of legislation enforcement.https://jdmlm.ub.ac.id/index.php/jdmlm/article/view/1129anthropogenic activitiesarid environmentsbiodiversity conservationland degradation |
| spellingShingle | Manam W. B. Saaed Aqeelah B. Ali Yacoub M. El-Barasi Rebeh O. Rahil Potential and perspectives for establishing protected areas in El-Jabal El-Akhdar region, northeast Libya; an overview and example from ‘El-Abyar area’ Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management anthropogenic activities arid environments biodiversity conservation land degradation |
| title | Potential and perspectives for establishing protected areas in El-Jabal El-Akhdar region, northeast Libya; an overview and example from ‘El-Abyar area’ |
| title_full | Potential and perspectives for establishing protected areas in El-Jabal El-Akhdar region, northeast Libya; an overview and example from ‘El-Abyar area’ |
| title_fullStr | Potential and perspectives for establishing protected areas in El-Jabal El-Akhdar region, northeast Libya; an overview and example from ‘El-Abyar area’ |
| title_full_unstemmed | Potential and perspectives for establishing protected areas in El-Jabal El-Akhdar region, northeast Libya; an overview and example from ‘El-Abyar area’ |
| title_short | Potential and perspectives for establishing protected areas in El-Jabal El-Akhdar region, northeast Libya; an overview and example from ‘El-Abyar area’ |
| title_sort | potential and perspectives for establishing protected areas in el jabal el akhdar region northeast libya an overview and example from el abyar area |
| topic | anthropogenic activities arid environments biodiversity conservation land degradation |
| url | https://jdmlm.ub.ac.id/index.php/jdmlm/article/view/1129 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT manamwbsaaed potentialandperspectivesforestablishingprotectedareasineljabalelakhdarregionnortheastlibyaanoverviewandexamplefromelabyararea AT aqeelahbali potentialandperspectivesforestablishingprotectedareasineljabalelakhdarregionnortheastlibyaanoverviewandexamplefromelabyararea AT yacoubmelbarasi potentialandperspectivesforestablishingprotectedareasineljabalelakhdarregionnortheastlibyaanoverviewandexamplefromelabyararea AT rebehorahil potentialandperspectivesforestablishingprotectedareasineljabalelakhdarregionnortheastlibyaanoverviewandexamplefromelabyararea |