Khor Abu Habil Inner Delta
- Country:Sudan
- Site number:2485
- Area:946,409 ha
- Designation date:10-04-2022
- Coordinates:13°03'N 32°06'E
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Overview
This inland wetland located 400 kilometres south-west of Khartoum is the only one of the three alluvial fans in the country that remain in a seemingly natural state; the others have been reclaimed for agriculture. A typical characteristic of this Site is its hundreds of temporary pools or “mayas” that appear amid the dunes during the flooding of the River (Khor) Abu Habil between July and October. It is an important Site for migratory waterbirds, hosting seven threatened species including the critically endangered Rueppell’s vulture (Gyps rueppellii) and sociable lapwing (Vanellus gregarius). The forest remnants of the Site are a source of products such as balanite oil and tebeldi juice from baobab trees, Arabic gum from acacia, fodder, medicinal plants, and fuel wood for the hundreds of villages in and around the Site. These communities practise artisanal fishing, agriculture, hunting, and nomadic livestock rearing. While the impact of communities’ dependence on the Site’s resources is unknown, household sewage, urban wastewater, agricultural effluents and droughts are significant threats affecting its ecological character. The Site is yet to benefit from a management plan and a national legal conservation status.
Administrative region:
White Nile State and North Kordofan State
- Last publication date:19-07-2022
Downloads
Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS)
Additional reports and documents
- Taxonomic lists of plant and animal species occurring in the site
- Other published literature