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Other Stakeholders Local community identity : Principal tribes are Rijal Al Ma and Baalahmar; >90% of the region’s population is settled or semi-settled, with some seasonal movements between grazing and crop-growing sites. Local economic structure : Inhabitants of Raydah village (~70-100 people at any one time) and the settlement of As-Suqa at the top of the escarpment, obtain their livelihood from small-scale agriculture, livestock herding and beekeeping, as well as employment in government service and trade in Abha city and environs. Traditionally there has been a summer movement to As-Suqa, and winter residence in Raydah. As-Suqa was mainly for farming, while livestock herding predominated in Raydah. Local communities involvement : Some local people employed as rangers. Services such as petrol, diesel and food and water supplies obtained locally. Government ministry involvement : The Ministry of Transport is responsible for maintenance of the reserve’s unsealed track. Abha Emirate manages the football pitch and picnic ground at the escarpment lip. The Ministry of Agriculture is responsible for the wider Asir National Park - functionally a recreation zone, rather than a conservation area, and which includes Al Sanab Park with a common boundary with Raydah in the north-east. Regional Infrastructure Nearest petrol supplies : As-Suqa, ~2km from the ranger station. Nearest over-night accommodation : 5 star hotel available at Abha Intercontinental, As-Soudah, ~10km from ranger station, with lower quality accommodation readily found within that distance. Nearest towns (150 km radius) : Abha lies about 20km from the reserve; numerous smaller towns within 150km. Distance to regional centre (Emara) : Abha, 20km. Nearest national sealed road : As-Soudah - Abha road, ~3km from ranger station. Regional tourist attractions : Abha is the Kingdom’s premier summer resort destination, attracting 1.3 million visitors in 1998 - approximately half of all domestic tourists in Saudi Arabia. Regional tourism developments : The Asir National Park is a vast recreation zone administered by the Asir Emirate and the Ministry of Agriculture, encompassing Abha and other towns from the top of the Asir escarpment, down to the coastal plain. Within this “national park’ the emphasis has been on provision of tourist facilities, including resort villages, villas and other self-contained accommodation, picnic sites and fairground attractions. Summary Assessment Notes 153
Scenic and landscape : Pristine example of mature juniper forest with outstanding escarpment scenery. 154 Wildlife : Native birds, including significant numbers of endemics, may be seen by patient and motivated visitors. Other animal species not readily seen, but forest vegetation likely to have broad public appeal. Cultural/historical : Traditional terrace agriculture and bee-keeping could be points of interest, along with ruined watch towers in the lower parts of the escarpment. Existing facilities : With accommodation of all standards readily available in Abha and As-Soudah, the reserves needs only to provide modest reception facilities, with toilets and rubbish disposal. These however, are essential in order to minimise potential human impacts. Location and access : The top of the reserve is easily reached from the As- Soudah road. Access down the escarpment itself is more problematical, due to the steep track and the need to limit traffic to minimise erosion. Walking access to upper parts of the reserve would be most appropriate. Sensitivity / security : Safe for visitors, but the small size of the reserve mean that human activities would need to be closely regulated. Potential activities : if the football field near the top of the escarpment could be secured for the reserve it would eliminate the rubbish problem that unregulated use of the area currently generates, and would be an excellent site for a visitor centre - providing visual access over the best parts of the reserve. Walking tours, possibly guided, would be appropriate, perhaps as far down as the farm, which could be tidied and managed as a viewpoint and picnic site. Specialist birding tours would be possible also. Rating 1 = highly suitable for tourism; 2 = moderately suitable for tourism; 3 = unsuitable for tourism at the present time, or with specialised or limited public appeal or capacity only; 4 = unsuitable for tourism in the foreseeable future. Scenery : 1 Wildlife : 2 Cultural/historical : 2 Facilities : 3 Access : 1 Sensitivity : 2 Summed Ratings = 11 Ranking 4/12 Category Group 1: High priority for tourism development.
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from human use in order to conserve
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Chapter two reviews global changes
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accommodation. During vacations tou
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♦ Farasan Islands Summary Assessm
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Ranking 4/12 Category Group 1: High
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APPENDIX Review of NCWCD Wildlife P
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