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			Biosphere Reserve Information
			Tunisia DJEBEL CHAMBI


	General Description		Djebel Chambi, the tallest mountain in Tunisia (1,544 meters above sea level) and an extension of the Atlas Mountains, is situated in the centre of the country. The park is part of the Mont de Tebessa forest massif that stretches between Kasserine and the Algerian frontier. There are no permanent rivers or streams in the park. Main habitats include mountainous areas with holm oak, Stipa spp. and Cotoneaster nummularia, pine forests (Pinus halepensis) with holm oak, juniper and Rosmarinus officinalis, steppe communities with Stipa tenacissima and agroecosystems with cereals. The area is one of the last refuges for the gazelle Gazella cuvieri. About 8,000 people live in the biosphere reserve (1999). They live from stock raising, extensive cereal agriculture, beekeeping and tree plantations. Especially in low elevated areas, habitats are threatened by overgrazing and fuel wood collection by locals. An eco-museum has been established for the environmental education of both tourists and locals.
	Major ecosystem type		Temperate grasslands
	Major habitats & land cover types		Mountainous habitats with holm oak (Quercus ilex), Stipa fontanesii, S. senecia, Sorbus aria, Cotoneaster nummularia etc.; pine (Pinus halepensis) forest with holm oak, juniper (Juniperus phoenicia), Rosmarinus officinalis and Globularia alypum; esparto grassland with Stipa tenacissima; agroecosystems with cereals
	Location		35°06'N; 08°43'E
	Area (hectares)
	Total		43,723
	Core area(s)		6,723
	Buffer zone(s)		7,000
	Transition area(s) when given		30,000
	Altitude (metres above sea level)		+700 to +1,544
	Year designated		1977
	Administrative authorities		Ministère de l'Agriculture Direction générale des forêts

	Brief description
	*Specific variables...*
	Abiotic		n.a.
	Biodiversity		n.a.
	Socio-economic		n.a.
	Integrated monitoring		n.a.

	Contact address		Abdelhamid Karem Direction générale des forêts, Ministère de l'agriculture 30, Rue Alain Savary 1002 TUNIS - BELVEDERE Tunisia
	Telephone		(216.71) 891 497
	Fax		(216.71) 801 922
	E-mail

	Contact address		Mizouni Nedari Réserve de biosphère Djebel Chambi C.R.D.A. de Kasserine 1200 KASSERINE Tunisia
	Telephone		(216.77) 474 277
	Fax		(216.77) 474 398
	E-mail

	Contact address		Mohamed Ridha Fekih Direction générale des forêts, Ministère de l'agriculture 30, Rue Alain Savary 1002 Tunis Belvédère Tunisia
	Telephone		(216) 71 848 892
	Fax		(216) 71 801 922
	E-mail

	Contact address		Mustapha Garbaya Service des parcs nationaux, Ministère de l'agriculture 30, Rue Alain Savary 1002 Tunis Belvédère Tunisia
	Telephone		(216) 71 891 497
	Fax		(216) 71 801 922
	E-mail

			n.a.

Last updated: 17/06/2002