Wadi Gaza Nature Reserve
The Wadi Gaza Nature Reserve (
Earlier Wadi Gaza was recognized as an
Wadi Gaza Coastal Wetlands are on the tentative list (submitted in April 2012) for inclusion into the
The need for the protection of the area was first documented in 1998. The subsequent survey work identified the extent of the needed protection of the unique habitats in the area. The initially selected area included wider land strips around the Wadi, but under the pressure of the local opposition, the protection was assigned to a much more restricted area.[1]
The area is the only coastal
The route of Wadi Gaza across the Gaza Strip is about 9 km of the total length of 105 km. The route has eight major changes in its track within the Gaza Strip. Its width within Gaza varies between 20 and 270m, the widest place is by the mouth located approximately at 31°27′51″N 34°22′34″E / 31.464057°N 34.376179°E. [1]
From the north, the Wadi is bounded by lands of the local authorities of
References
- ^ a b c d e f MANAGEMENT PLAN- WADI GAZA Archived 2022-06-05 at the Wayback Machine, by the MedWetCoast project
- ^ W. Saleh, Taysier Hujair, A. El-Sadek, "Environmental Mechanism for Assessing Point Sources Pollution in Wadi Gaza , Palestine" Archived 2022-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Avifauna of Wadi Gaza Nature Reserve, Gaza Strip, Palestine" Archived 2022-05-09 at the Wayback Machine, The Islamic University Journal (Series of Natural Studies and Engineering) Vol. 15, No.1, pp 39-85 , 2007
- ^ ""Wadi Gaza Coastal Wetlands"". Archived from the original on 2022-05-09. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
Bibliography
- Forey, Samuel (2023-10-07), "En Palestine, la renaissance d'un cours d'eau après vingt ans d'efforts", Le Monde (in French)