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III.III.I. Tree sanctuaries

In total, the project supports 21 reforestation areas, so-called Endangered tree sanctuaries. The list of all reforestation areas, responsible managers and number of seedlings, are shown in the Table. The size of reforestation area is usually 50 by 50 m, but some of them are larger (more than 1 ha), some of them smaller. Tree sanctuaries are preserving mostly naturally regenerated seedlings; their number is changing every year due to mortality and new germination. In January 2025, there were protected almost 3,500 seedlings.

Locality/manager Species Year of establishment Number of seedlings
Diburak I / Ali Saeed Ahmed B.elongata 2020 87
Diburak II / Ali Saeed Ahmed B.elongata, Commiphora parvifolia, Commiphora ornifolia 2020 12+0+0
Shata Qalansiya / Saad Abdullah Saeed B.socotrana subsp. aspleniifolia 2020 337
Ras Ayre (Shibhon) / Mohammad Keybani B. ameero, B. dioscoridis, Dracaena cinnabari 2006 (2020) 0+20+650
Wadi Esgego / Daharen Suliman Ahmed B. dioscoridis, Sterculia africana var. socotrana, Commiphora ornifolia, C. planifrons, Angkalanthus oligophylla 2021 566+2+1+1+3
Wadi Ayheft / Abdullah Ahmed Saad Hadrhi B. socotrana subsp. socotrana, Sterculia africana var. socotrana 2021 12+0
Ma’alah / Abu baker Mubarak, Ahmed Al Sidahi B. elongata, Commiphora planifrons 2021 68+0
Rosh (Halah) / Wagdi Omar,  Radwan Omar Ali B. dioscoridis, B. elongata, B. socotrana, B. nana, Sterculia africana var. socotrana 2023 1+18+10+0+0
Rokeb Dibigaham (Rokeb di Bijahan) / Abdullah Makoli B. hesperia, Commiphora planifrons 2023 154+0
Rokeb Karmhan / Saad Doaf, Mohamamad Hagi B. hesperia, Commiphora planifrons 2024 37+0
Wadi Truba / Abdullah Saad B. aspleniifolia, Commiphora socotrana 2023 7+0
Gisfo (Momi)/ Abdulaziz Saeed Ahmed B. elongata, B. dioscoridis, Commiphora parvifolia, Commiphora ornifolia 2023 48+18+0+11
Kelheio / Ahmed Mohammad Dracaena cinnabari, B. ameero, B. dioscoridis, Dirachma socotrana 2024 24+5+20+0
Neet I / Abdullah Faiz Diba’ah Avicennia marina 2024 13
Tarbak (Hoq Cave) / Mazen Mubarak B. nana, B. socotrana, B. elongata 2024 0+2+8
Homhil I / Issa Sulaiman B. elongata, B. socotrana, C. ornifolia, C.parvifolia, Sterculia africana var. socotrana, Dracaena cinnabari 2012 + 2019 (2023) 566+0+0+0+0+29
Homhil II / Saleh Omar B. elongata 2024 225
Di Sebrho / Omar Al-Sabrhi C. ornifolia, Sterculia africana var. socotrana 2024 100+0
Taeda’ah/ Suliman Sakum, Mohammad Shaynayhan B. bullata, Cadaba insularis 2022 47+1
Firmihin / Abu Halima Dracaena cinnabari 2019 (2024) 350
Neet II / Avicennia marina 2025 100