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 National Park of Ifrane

(Middle Atlas) 54 000 hectare park built around the ecological capital of the country, culminating in the cedar forests in the wider Maghreb (ghabt al-Bhar, "forest ocean")
populated by oak, zénaies, juniperaies satellites and other species, which are reported
some effective protection measures over the past ten years:

fencing to stop cattle wandering around Ifrane and between Michliffen and Jbel
Hebri; plantations of pines and cedars (Ifrane aerodrome Lake Afenourir). These range
Pair with a greater involvement of CEIRD6 of Al-Akhawayn which
holds regular seminars and days of action environnementale7.
The medium, however, remains fragile, owing,

1 ° of pressure on certain sites
become recreational areas for city dwellers;

2 adverse environmental impacts
resulting from the use of agricultural pesticides and strychnine;

3 of the practice of clear cutting of green oak, before forming undergrowth essential to the cedar forest, and eventually causing the loss of it (Laouina 1995, p. 157; Millet 2003, p.
104);

4 of semi-permanent installation of pastoralists in altitude (Ayn Leuh sectors, Afenourir, and Timhadit Bakri);

5 of water stress, partly responsible for killing up many topics, ranging from the famous Cedar Gouraud to younger shoots during the winter 2001-2002. Denounce the blacklisting of the ape, accused of tearing the bark of cedar, while these are changes in local biodiversity, clearly attributable to man, which sometimes reduces the primate
question to this end (Millet 2003, p. 104; Peyron, 2003, p. 3; Camperio Ciani
2004, p. 3).
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5 Forest completely desiccated, a fossil.
6 = CEIRD Centre for Environmental Issues & Regional Development.
7 Thus, on 05.06.2004, at the initiative of CEIRD and as part of World Environment Day,
the author of this article participated in the cleaning of Asif Tizguit along with students from the Ifrane city.

Another major resource, wetlands are not spared either. 

Infirst, ponds and green spaces, contaminated by pollution plastic galloping of

Asif's Tizguit, or "Val d'Ifrane (SIBE No. H 17, priority 1). Several lakes (igulmamen)
Then, with Zerrouqa (SIBE No. H 16, priority 3; coots nesting hens
water, grebes puffins),but where pollution plastic seems manageable. 

Daïet Aoua

(H SIBE No. 15), popular recreation area, the level reduced to zero by
combined effects of drought and motor pumps tree farms
(Rosaceae), stabilized for two years. Daïet Achlaf, marked by a significant decline

space lake, ¾ of the area being reduced in wet grass for sheep.

Finally, Lake Afenourir (<n-ikhf Ourir, "head of the mountain), bird-watching mecca (SIBE
H No. 21, Priority 1) little protection (poaching) is frequented by avocets, sandpipers
Petrel, stilts, shelducks and other aquatic species.

Mammals are represented by the Barbary deer (herd of 25-30 head), reintroduced
from Tunisia, the ape, wild cat (PAMP 2002) and avian
 

Forest area:

red kite, buzzards, scops owl, let alone sub-species
endemic creeper gardens, nuthatches torch pot, peak-épeiche of woodpecker.
If the central Middle Atlas has been the subject of numerous studies, including (Bencherifa &
Johnson 1993; Fay 1986; Jennan 1996), the region of Ifrane was targeted Billand
(1996) who insisted on some difficult issues in tourism development, including
degree of accessibility of sites and their protection, and hiking trails
Walking; also Tarrier (2000-2004), the latter having started several
many years of meritorious efforts, with participation of the Walloon region in order
create a "House of ecology and ecosystems of Morocco" (MMSE), 8
to educate the public user of the park. Today, however, the study of
feasibility of the host structure, nor does the proposed development and
protection of forest in the Province of Ifrane (PAPMFPI), did not
materialized on the ground.

Michael Peyron
Visiting Professor,
University of Al-Akhawayn