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INTRODUCTION ABOUT THE PLAN

Time Period and Review

This management plan extends for 5 years from January 2003 until December 2007. A review programme is included in the Action Plan and a full review should be undertaken during the final year.

Plan Format

This management plan used the accepted international format for management plans, with some adjustments to accommodate special needs of Wadi Rum and to account for recent developments in site management.

It consists of the following main sections:

SECTION (1): SITE DESCRIPTION

This section clarifies the basic information of the Protected Area and documents its description according to the following categories:

Physical Context

• Location.

• Access Points.

• Map Coverage.

• Aerial Photographic Coverage.

• Photographic Coverage.

Land Tenure and Status

• Traditional Land Tenure

• Past Status and Interest

• Current Status

• Other Designations

Land Use

• Tourism

• Interpretation Use

• Educational Use

• Research Use

• Livestock Grazing

• Agriculture

• Settlement inside and around the Protected Area

• Mining

• Firewood Collection

• Concrete Dams and Reservoirs

• Sunken Water Cisterns

• Brick Storage Chambers

Management

• Second Tourism Development Project

Environmental Information

• Physical Environment

• Biological Information

Cultural Information

• Bedouin Communities

• Archaeology

Ecological Relationships

SECTION (2): EVALUATION OF FEATURES

This section presents an assessment of the conservation values of the Wadi Rum Protected Area according to recognized international criteria as listed below:

SECTION (3): OBJECTIVES OUTPUTS AND ACTION PLAN

This section states the objective of the Protected Area and presents an action plan to meet these objectives.

Introduction	Acronyms
Section 1	Section 2	Section 3
Annexes	Maps