Sovereign Base Areas (SBAs) of Akrotiri and Dhekeli

The Sovereign Base Areas (SBAs) of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, usually referred to as Western Sovereign Base Area (WSBA) and Eastern Sovereign Base Area (ESBA)

Size

the SBAs, cover 3% of the land area of Cyprus, a total of 255 sq km miles (47.5 at Akrotiri and 50.5 at Dhekelia).

Location

Situated at two locations within Cyprus.

Biodiversity

Akrotiri salt lake provides a wintering area for up to 30,000 Greater Flamingos and is an important staging area for cranes, migrant waders and birds of prey, in particular. Rare endemic orchids and various reptiles and amphibians are also found within the Bases, as well as many migrant songbirds.

Other information

The SBAs are primarily required as military bases and not ordinary dependent territories.

JNCC has prepared a series of outreach materials which give a general background to climate change and includes territory specific information on climate change impacts.