Author Description

This book presents the available information about the important plant areas (IPAs) in Egypt. It includes information about the following items: habitat and species diversity in Egypt, national red list of vascular plants, notes on the network of Egyptian protected areas, list of 20 IPAs and a completed site questionnaire for each IPA, known gaps in the country IPA analysis including 8 additional proposed IPAs that need further studies, and notes on the IPAs and plant conservation issues of immediate urgency in the country. Annexes developed from the available literature and expert opinion include: lists of nationally threatened species used in the analysis; endemics used in the analysis categorized as national, steno and regional endemics; threatened habitats used in the analysis categorized as national and regional threatened habitats. The annexes include also Google maps for the 20 IPAs and for the 8 additional ones.