Biodiversity
Yemen hosts a variety of habitats
which range from coastal mangroves, shrub lands and dunes along the coastal
plains to the eastern deserts and an array of montane habitats that reach
elevations of up to 3760 m at Jabel Al-NabiShauib, the highest point on the
Yemen’s habitats harbour a great
number of unique species of plants. Plant populations are thought to have
declined considerably, and agricultural production has undergone dramatic
changes due to the expansion of Qat plantations at the expense of other crops.
The centuries old harmonious relationship of people and environment that has
characterized Yemen<’s
culture and history is rapidly disappearing. These alarming trends demand
urgent conservation attention, if even representative portions of