Due to the rapid degradation of natural resources and biodiversity threat, analysing the status of protected areas and the need to promote the conservation level of such areas is of the challenges in the field of resources protection. This study aimed at investigating the possibility of promoting the Mayāmey area in the city of Mayāmey, Semnan province in order to promote it as one of the four areas of the environment. To this end, by studying the terms and conditions for the promotion of the regions, as well as considering the conditions in the area, it was recognized that the region studied has the potential to become a protected area and then a wildlife refuge. In addition, using hierarchical analysis process and criteria such as slope, altitude, density of vegetation, distance from the communication path, distance from the city, distance from sensitive habitats, distance from river and geology, the region was zoned for protection use. Expert-Choice software was used to weigh the criteria and ArcGIS software was used for overlaying of layers. The results suggested that about 45% of the area (17008 ha) is suitable for protection.
