Table 1. OSME Expedition report recommendations for 
Protected Areas Network in the Yemen Arab Republic 
Region 
Habitats 
Localities 
Coastal 
Offshore islands 
Coast north of Ra's Katanib 
Mangroves 
Wadi Siham estuary 
Mudflats 
Wadi Rinm estuary 
Tihamah 
Sandy wadis 
Wadis north of Suq' Abs 
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bushland 
rieavy cuinvaiion wacu 
Mawr; cultivation between Al 
Qutay' and foot of Jabal Bura' 
Dobera parkland 
Area around Al Kadan 
Tihamah 
lUUimila 
V alley lUical 
Tarsal T^iii*a' 
JaUcli DUlct 
Highlands 
Wadi forests 
Wadi Duba 
Wetlands 
Hidhran Marshes; wadis 
Detween jaDai Dauir anu waai 
Thabad including Ta'izz 
sewage lagoons 
Euphorbia/ Acacia scrub 
Euphorbia/ Acacia scrub 
north of Ta'izz 
Relict Acacia woodland 
Slopes east of Al Mahwit 
High escarpment ravines 
Shibam/Kawkaban 
escarpment 
High mountain tops 
Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb 
Juniper forests 
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tats are protected. There is real con- 
cern that some of these sites may be 
lost before they can be effectively pro- 
tected: the wetlands around Ta'izz are 
particularly threatened. 
Bald Ibis Several expedition members 
have returned to Yemen and added 
valuable bird records. Of particular 
interest are further records of Bald Ibis 
from the region where the expedition 
found them. There has also been an 
unconfirmed report of breeding from 
farther north. The status of Bald Ibis in 
the Arabian Peninsula is unclear, and 
further survey work is urgently 
needed, particularly now that the wild 
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