Data Zone
Country/territory: United Arab Emirates
IBA Criteria met: A3, B2a (2017)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 22,100 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2017 | low | near favourable | high |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site summary
Wadi Wurayah National Park, in the Emirate of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, lies within a priority WWF Global 200 Ecoregion (Ecoregion 127, Arabian Highlands and Shrublands), sheltering a rich diversity of rare and endangered mountainous and freshwater habitats and species, and providing opportunities for the sustenance and revival of local livelihoods.
Acknowledgements
Data-sheet compiled by: Dr. Ali Hassan Al Hammoudi,Sami Ullah Majeed, Swamiti Kakembo, Tharindu Kavinga, Omar Obeidat (Fujairah Municipality).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Wadi Wurayah. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 05/07/2022.
