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Protecting Wadi Rum
Conservation projects
Conservation projects
 There
are many conservation projects underway in the protected area to
try and safeguard its unique landscape and ecology and to raise
awareness among local people and visitors alike
Ecological surveys have been carried out and are being used to monitor
the populations of endangered animals like the Gray Wolf and Nubian
Ibex.
Ranger patrols are now in place and these are helping to enforce
the protected area by-laws and reduce illegal
hunting.
The main tracks through the desert
are being graded and rationalized to create one main network for
tourist vehicles and thereby reduce the widespread damage to desert
habitats caused by "free-for-all" driving
A zoning scheme has been introduced
to safeguard ecologically sensitive areas and make sure that visitors
will always be able to have a wilderness experience.
Small craft enterprises and other income generating projects are
being developed to make the protected area more relevant to the
lives local people.
A large and impressive visitor centre
has been opened to create a single gateway to the protected area
that will enable all tourism activities to be well managed and coordinated.
Leaflets, brochures and posters have been produced to explain to
visitors the wonders of Wadi Rum and the need to behave appropriately
in such a special site.
Entrance fees have been introduced to raise income towards the ongoing
management and care of the protected area
Education and outreach programmes are being implemented to promote
the importance of the protected area and encourage local communities
and visitors to participate in its conservation.
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