Kani Brazan
Location: West Azerbaijan
Main characteristics:
- 80 hectares;
- Azeri Turks and Kurds, settled villagers;
- Soon the wetland will be announced as a wildlife refuge by DOE. Negotiations are on-going for the recognition of the rights of the local communities to their ICCA in this Ramsar site, with reasonable prospects;
- Livelihood dependency of local communities;
- Selected as the first bird watching site of the country;
- Habitats of valuable waterfowl and other valuable fauna and flora;
- Local community, local authorities, DOE are trying to set up a co-management system for wetland resource management on this site, with the support of Cenesta and another NGO;
Reference: Khor Khoreh Community Based Organisation. 2009. Empowerment of Khor Khoreh Local Community for Conservation of Kaniborazan Wetland and its Biodiversity, West Azerbaijan. Khor Khoreh Community Based Organisation and UNDP-GEF-SGP. Np.
