• Foreword by President Yasser Arafat
• Preface by the Head of the Palestinian Environmental Authority
• Acknowledgements
• BSAPP Executive Summary

Introductory Note

• BSAPP in the International Context
• Background on the BSAPP
• BSAPP Objectives and Methodology
• Gaps and Driving Forces Affecting the BSAPP
• The BSAPP Formulation Process
• Guide to the Reader

 

Part I. National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan for Palestine (BSAPP)

• A Vision for Palestine
• BSAPP Guiding Principles
• Objective 1: The conservation of Palestine’s biodiversity
• Objective 2: The sustainable use of Palestine’s biodiversity.
• Objective 3: The enhancement of local and traditional knowledge and skills and the improvement of people’s attitudes and participation for the conservation of biodiversity and the sustainable use of biodiversity
• Objective 4: The equitable sharing of biodiversity benefits within Palestine
• Objective 5: The development of Palestinian institutional and human resource capacity in the field of biodiversity
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Priorities for BSAPP Implementation

Part II. Priority Initiatives–Project Profiles

• Priority Initiatives - Project Profiles
• 1 Development and Management of a Palestinian Protected Areas System
• 2. Development of Management Plans/Structures in Designated Protected Areas based on Biodiversity Surveys and Inventories
• 3. Protecting and Using Traditional Indigenous Knowledge and Property Rights for Biological Diversity
• 4. Implementation of Biosafety Measures on Biotechnology in Palestine
• 5. Habitat Restoration (including rangelands, forests, sacred groves and integrated agro-ecosystems)
• 6. Collaborative Management of Biodiversity in Palestine
• 7. Combating Desertification and Coping with the Adverse Effects of Climate Change
• 8. Elaborating and Enforcing a National Legislation/Legal Frameworks on Biodiversity
• 9. Establishing a Biodiversity Information and Social Education Centre
• 10. Promotion of Eco-tourism/Economical Aspects of Biodiversity
• 11. Coastal Zone Management in Gaza and the Dead Sea
• 12. Establishment of a Gene Bank in Palestine

Part III: Situation Analysis

• Physical characteristics of West Bank and Gaza
• The Biodiversity of Palestine
• Protected areas in Palestine
• Forests in the West Bank
• Agro-biodiversity
• Livestock and Rangeland
• Marine and Freshwater Biodiversity
• Water Resources in the West Bank
• The society and economy of Palestine
• Demographic outlook
• Health
• Education
• The economy
• Infrastructure
• Economics of Biodiversity in Palestine

Threats to Biodiversity in Palestine

• Threats to Biodiversity in Palestine
• Reversing the trend towards biodiversity loss in Palestine
• Legal Issues of Biodiversity
• Environmental Awareness
• Annex I. Acronyms and Abbreviations
• Annex II: Articles 6 and 26
• Annex III. Background to the BSAPP
• ANNEX IV: Summary of the Twelve Projects
• Reference