About Ecosystem Management
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia occupies two-thirds of the area of the Arabian Peninsula. The geographical location of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in addition to its presence within two desert geographic regions (the Eurasian region and the tropical African region), has contributed to the variation in climate and biological components, which in turn has contributed to the multiplicity of ecosystems and biodiversity in the Kingdom. The National Center for Wildlife (NCW) is concerned with the management of the Kingdom’s 63 ecosystems approved in the protected areas system. It also assesses the health of the ecosystems and identifies threats to natural habitats as well as the degree of surrounding threat. The results shall preserve general ecosystem services, restore natural resources, and ensure their sustainability. Examples of ecosystems in the Kingdom include:
- ✦ Mountainous
- ✦ Desert
- ✦ Sands
- ✦ Wetlands
- ✦ Coastal
- ✦ Marine Habitat
- ✦ Coral Reefs
- ✦ Seaweed
- ✦ Mangrove forests (Al-Shura and Qandal)
- 1- Contributing to implementing programs to study terrestrial ecosystems and raising awareness of their importance.
- 2- Preparing technical reports that identify risks threatening the integrity of environmental habitats and fungal species and the best methods and practices for preserving them and ensuring their sustainability.
- 3- Contributing to programs to rehabilitate and monitor degraded natural habitats in natural reserves by assessing the health of terrestrial and marine ecosystems and identifying threats to natural habitats and the degree of their threat.
- 4- Preparing monitoring programs to evaluate the intervention and ensure the long-term success of the programs.
- 5- Participating in establishing community initiatives aimed at raising interest in the components of wildlife, especially wildlife systems.
