UK OVERSEAS TERRITORIES CONSERVATION FORUM
Virtual Tours: Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas
The Full Tour
Map
Introduction
Features of Natural Interest
Features of Other Interest, including Cultural
Threats / Problems / Issues
Projects / Conservation Actions
Opportunities
Organisations and Links
Tour Selection
Introduction

The SBAs comprise several habitats of key importance to biodiversity including coastal lagoons that are rare in Cyprus; salt marshes; sand dune systems; reed beds and lowland maquis, as well as extensive sections of coastline.  Many of these habitats are restricted to the WSBA around Akrotiri.

Four habitats of key importance (L-R): a reed bed, Akrotiri Salt Lake, Livhadi marshes and a sand dune system.


© Dr Mike Pienkowski, Thomas Hadjikyriakou
(Introduction, 6 of 9 - Slide ref. 706)