the main conservation measures that have already been taken by the algerian gouvernment.

the main conservation measures that have already been taken

by the algerian gouvernment about :

Natural resources :

soil conservation:

Algeria is lightly forested with less than 2 percent of its area covered by either forest or other wooded land. All of the country´s forest and arable land is in a broad coastal strip, around 400 kilometres wide. The rest of Algeria is Saharan with vegetation comprising sparse Acacia spp. and desert grasses. Northern Algeria has been extensively deforested, with around half the country´s forest area being cleared between 1935 and 1962. The country´s high forests comprise remnant stands of mainly Pinus, Quercus and Cedrus species, mainly on the slopes of the Tell Atlas and the Saharan Atlas. Other forested areas include large tracts of Marquis scrub. Algeria has established an extensive tract of plantation forests as part of its "Green Dam" project to protect against desertification. The plan requires the eventual establishment of a 3 million hectare band of plantations as a barrier to the Sahara. Pinus halipensis is presently the most common species planted. Algeria has an extensive protected area system including 10 national parks. Around 4 percent of the country´s forests are inside protected areas.

The green dam :

 In many African countries, the people are struggling against  desertification.

 The Algerian Government once thought of facing the problem squarely, building a "green dam".

 Twelve million trees were planted in an attempt to stop the Sahara Desert from marching on. Yet, the desert won the match. A Tuareg legend says the Sahara is like a sleeping giant, who, when it wakes up and looks at you, instantly burns you down to ashes. The Sahara woke up, moved around the obstacle and went on, leaving behind the "green dam" dry and dead.So Algeria was left with the Atlantis Valley, that used to be the tree granary of the nation, as a vast expanse of barren land.Millions of people were left homeless, landless, without any means of livelihood.

 Programme, 67 million people in North Africa and 145 million in the Sahel are severely affected by desertification This means that more than 200 million people are now forced to move towards the areas with enough water to sustain their lives.In this way, the long-held equilibrium between nomadic and sedentary people is lost, and as a consequence social tensions are building up.

 Water conservation :     

 Algeria is one of a number of African nations Johns Hopkins University predicts to have a ratio of water annually available per person at less than 1,000 cubic metres in 2025, a daunting figure when experts consider a country "water-stressed" at below 1,700 cubic metres available per person.

 Although government officials are working with international experts to increase water supplies to both rural and urban areas the task remains difficult.

 "There are many construction sites that need to be opened in the water supply sector because our natural resources are not sufficient," says Water Resources Minister Abdelmadjid Attar. "We are obliged to appeal to foreign companies as much for material needs as for a desire to master new technologies."

 Government officials are in a race against time to maximize the already scant water resources. Around 1.5m dinars are earmarked by the Algerian government to improve hydro-infrastructures. Building new dams, reducing dam silting, used-water treatments, preventing water loss and waste and desalinization projects are some the efforts underway.

 To repair the estimated 30 per cent of water pipes in Algeria that leak, the government has earmarked 53 billion dinars. Projects are underway in Algiers and Oran, with an additional 16 of the 40 cities slated for repairs targeted in the next phase. .

Conservationists are excited about the decision.

 "This is exciting news for freshwater conservation in the region," says World Wildlife Federation's Francesca Antonelli, adding that Algeria is a North African leader in wetland conservation.

 Involvement in Algerian water management is not just restricted to international corporations and global conservation organizations, individuals are also making a positive impact.

 American student Greg Sanz learned from his Algerian hairdresser in 2002 that his village well had dried up and the only water source was a pipeline being illegally siphoned before the water reached the people...

Wild life conservation:

 The wildlife of Algeria includes its flora and fauna and their natural habitats.

The varied vegetation of Algeria includes coastal, mountainous and grassy desert-like regions which all support a wide range of wildlife. Many of the creatures comprising the Algerian wildlife live in close proximity to civilisation. The most commonly seen animals include the wild boars, jackals, and gazelles, although it is not common to spot fennecs, (foxes), and jerboas. Algeria also has few panther, leopard and cheetah populations but these are seldom seen.

Conservation of open spaces and forests:

Algeria hs so many open spaces and forests such as :

Belzma National Park

The Belzma National Park is one of the most important national parks of Algeria. It is located in Batna Province. Created in 1984, it stretches over an area of 262.5 km², the climate ranges from a cool subhumid climate to a dry semi-arid climate, it contains 447 species of flora (14% of the national total) and 309 species of fauna, of which 59 are protected species.

 Chréa National Park

 The Chréa National Park is one of the smallest national national parks of Algeria. It is located in Blida Province, named after Chréa, a town near this park. The park, located in a mountainous area known as the Blidean Atlas (which is part of the Tell Atlas) includes the ski station of Chréa, one of the few ski stations in Africa where skiing can be done on real snow, and the grotto of Chiffa. It is home to a varied flora and fauna, including its old Atlas Cedar forests, where many Barbary Macaques live.

Djurdjura National Park

 The national park of Djurdjura is one of the national parks of Algeria. It is located in Kabylia, named after the Djurdjura mountain chain. Nearby cities include Tizi Ouzou (to the north) and Bouïra (to the south). The park is home to a very broken tectonics, as well as many forests, grottoes, gorges, and an important fauna.

El Kala National Park

 The national park of El Kala is one of the national parks of Algeria, in the extreme north-east of the country. It is home to several lakes (including Lake Tonga, whose name is unrelated to Tonga) and a unique ecosystem in the Mediterranean basin, it was created in 1983 and recognized as a biosphere reserve by the UNESCO in 1990. This park is treatened by the creation of a highway in Algeria, which would treathen the rare animals and plants of the park. It has been proposed that the highway should avoid this region and go further south

Mineral resources conservation:

 Algeria's nonfuel minerals were used extensively as raw material for domestic manufacturing, but some, such as high-grade iron ore, phosphate, mercury, and zinc, have also been exported since the early 1970s. The state mining and prospecting corporation, the National Company for Mineral Research and Exploration (Société Nationale de Recherches et d'Exploitations Minières), was established in 1967. As a result of the government's decentralization policy, the company was restructured in 1983 into separate production and distribution entities. The most important of these were an iron ore and phosphate company known as Ferphos, which had three production units and a port complex at Annaba, and another company called Erem that specialized in conducting mineral research at Boumerdas on the Mediterranean Sea and Tamanrasset in the south

Monuments conservation

Timgad

" World Heritage Site " (listed in 1982 )
Timgad is his passion and his way of the cross , the stake of Homeric battles against stupidity and ignorance and contempt for laws that are supposed to protect the archaeological heritage.
If it was not his indefatigable stubbornness, there is a long time since everything would have been decimated Tipasa

(listed in 1982 )On the shores of the Mediterranean, Tipasa ancient Punic trading-post conquered

 by Rome and turned into a strategic base for the conquest of the kingdoms of Mauritania . It includes a unique set of Phoenician , Roman , early Christian and Byzantine , side by side with indigenous monuments such as Kbor er Roumia , the great royal mausoleum of Mauritania.
The Casbah of Algiers

(listed in 1982 )The Casbah was inscribed on the World Heritage List at the 16th session of the

Committee in December 1992.Est commonly called the area comprising the Casbah  itself ( fortress ) and the entire old city of el- Djazaïr between the fort andthe sea.

 

 

Beni Hammad Qal'âa

(listed in 1982 by UNESCO World Heritage )There are just a thousand years, in 1007 , was born in Hodna at the foot of Jebel Taqarbouzt , Berber dynasty Hammadites . In an almost desert environment, the kingdom of Beni Hammad Qalaâ would give rise to a brilliant but ephemeral civilization, which would radiate across the Maghreb.

Human resources :

Health :

 In 2003 about 0.10 percent of the population aged 15–49 was living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS). The poor generally receive health care free of charge, but the wealthy pay for care according to a sliding scale. Access

to health care is enhanced by the requirement that doctors and dentists work in public health for at least five years. However, doctors are more easily found in the cities of the north than in the southern Sahara region.

 Education:

 Education in Algeria is free and officially compulsory for Algerians up to age 16, but actual enrollment falls far short of 100 percent. Enrollment drops off sharply from primary to secondary school. In fact, only about half the eligible population is enrolled in secondary school, which consists of two three-year cycles beginning at age 12In addition, Algeria has 10 universities, seven university centers (centres universitaires), and several technical colleges. The primary ******** of school instruction is Arabic, but Berber-******** instruction has been permitted since 2003, in part to ease reliance on foreign teachers but also in response to complaints about Arabization.]

Algeria Economy :

The hydrocarbons sector is the backbone of the economy accounting for roughly 57% of government revenues 25% of GDP and almost all export earnings. Algeria has the fifth-largest reserves of natural gas in the world and is the second largest gas exporter; it ranks fourteenth for oil reserves. Algiers' efforts to reform one of the most centrally planned economies in the Arab world began after the 1986 collapse of world oil prices plunged the country into a severe recession. In 1989 the government launched a comprehensive IMF-supported program to achieve economic stabilization and to introduce market mechanisms into the economy. Despite substantial progress toward economic adjustment in 1992 the reform drive stalled as Algiers became embroiled in political turmoil.

 The Culture of Algeria

 Algeria’s culture is strongly influenced by its religion, Islam, although in the past it was mainly influenced by the French culture.

 Hospitality is part of the culture of Algeria as it is in the rest of the Arab world.

 Women must cover their heads and bodies.

 In the main cities of Algeria people are used to the Western culture, but in the south and rural areas the follow more traditional practices.

 Items that are mostly sold in Algeria are Berber rugs, Sahara fabrics, traditional pottery, jewelry, copper and the traditional clothing of the country.

 The most important library in Algeria is the National Library founded in 1835 in the city of Alger.

 In the capital you will find the Museums of Prehistory and Ethnography, the National Archeological Museum and the National Museum of Fine Arts.