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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii	VU	non-breeding (1973)	18 adults	A1, B2

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive	The conservation measures needed for the site are being compre­hensively and effectively implemented	high

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
hunting	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Palm Islands Nature Reserve (Lebanon). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/palm-islands-nature-reserve-iba-lebanon on 22/12/2024.