Morocco

Morocco borders the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean on the northern coast of Africa. The country’s terrain is mountainous in the north and with desert plains of the Sahara in the south. Most of the country is used for human activities, in its majority by rangeland. Morocco has high biodiversity rarity of terrestrial land vertebrates at a global scale. When analysed as single taxons, the rarity of amphibians, mammals and reptiles is also high. The rarity of marine fish and mammals is also high. Challenges to biodiversity include desertification and soil erosion; water and soil pollution; and water insecurity.