Al Reem Biosphere Reserve is an inhabited area of 120,000 hectares in northwest Qatar that includes semi-arid desert landscapes that are home to gazelles and Arabian oryx, among other wildlife. It is one of 24 UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in the Middle East (World Network of Biosphere Reserves in the Arab States).[1] It was established in 2005 and accounts for approximately 10% of Qatar's land area. It was recognized by UNESCO in 2007.[2]
The reserve is located 65 kilometers northwest of Doha. Due to its dense vegetation, this reserve is of great importance for the people of Qatar.[3]
^"Al-Reem". MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory, UNESCO. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
^Sillitoe P, Alshawi AA, Al-Amir Hassan AK (2010). "Challenges to conservation: land use change and local participation in the Al Reem Biosphere Reserve, West Qatar". Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 6. National Institutes of Health: 28. doi:10.1186/1746-4269-6-28. PMC 2987904. PMID 20964818. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
AlReemBiosphereReserve is an inhabited area of 120,000 hectares in northwest Qatar that includes semi-arid desert landscapes that are home to gazelles...
UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme, there are 31 biospherereserves recognised as part of the World Network of BiosphereReserves in the African States...
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includes a nature reserve for wild deer) are all found on this stretch of land. The peninsula is part of the AlReemBiosphereReserve. One of its defining...
eco-reserves in certain areas. Islands such as Ras Rakan and Umm Tais have been developed as nature reserves in order to boost eco-tourism. The AlReem Biosphere...
include: AlReemBiosphere Preserve (designated in 2007) is part of the World Network of BiosphereReserves in the Arab States Al Shahaniyah Park in Al-Shahaniya...
Al Daah Khawzan is close to Ras Abrouq on the Zekreet Peninsula, which hosts the majority of Qatar's ostriches and is part of the AlReemBiosphere Reserve...
in Qatar include: Al Shahaniyah Park in Al-Shahaniya Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation Khor Al Udeid Fish Sanctuary AlReemBiosphere Preserve (designated...
of Qatar include: Al Shahaniyah Park in Al-Shahaniya Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation Khor Al Udeid Fish Sanctuary AlReemBiosphere Preserve (designated...
Abyad in the east.[citation needed] Marawah island is in the Marawah BiosphereReserve, as recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural...
"Towards Environmentally Friendly Tourism in Arabian BiosphereReserves; Case Study: AlReem, Qatar". UNESCO Doha Office. p. 21. Retrieved 22 February...
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