YE005
Kawkaban - Shibam


Site description (2014 baseline):

Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Threats: A new asphalt road has been constructed half-way up the mountain on the eastern side. As a result ribbon-development has started with a few cafes and tea houses, mainly targeted at qat chewers from Sana’a. The location of one cafeteria is near the habitat of Arabian Accentor and other endemic birds. A large hotel is under construction.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kawkaban - Shibam (Yemen). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kawkaban--shibam-iba-yemen on 23/12/2024.