Weighted score	Current status score	Normalized weight	Internal strategic factors
Strengths
0.276	4	0.069	Sufficient springs, water resources and troughs, constructed by the Environment Organization inside the area	S1	1
0.204	3	0.059	Employing modern conservation equipment including monitoring cameras	S2	2
0.220	4	0.055	Qazvin Environment Conservation Organization attention to the protection of the area	S3	3
0.192	4	0.048	Awareness of the area residents of wildlife, regulations and the limitations and conditions of the area	S4	4
0.232	4	0.058	Dry farmed wheat fields in the southern regions of the area (deer habitat) which attract and conserve deer population	S5	5
0.0244	4	0.061	Benefiting from diverse and rich plant and animal life	S6	6
0.174	3	0.058	Negative growth of rural population inside the area and abandoned villages	S7	7
0.123	3	0.041	Eco-tourism attractiveness potential thanks to original intact scenes and ancient and cultural works	S8	8
weaknesses
0.136	2	0.068	Stockbreeding activities and exploiting the exception lands of the area	W1	9
0.046	1	0.046	No precise boundaries between exceptions and national lands	W2	10
0.122	2	0.061	Lack of a plan for participatory management of local communities for conservation of the area	W3	11
0.106	2	0.053	Human force shortage with respect to the area of the protected area considering global standards	W4	12
0.054	1	0.054	Scofflaws violating environmental rules including hunters, herdsmen and native users	W5	13
0.057	1	0.057	Difference between the condition and type of employment of conservation officer and factors affecting the area protection	W6	14
0.052	1	0.052	Insufficient conservation equipment, vehicles and infrastructure installations	W7	15
0.039	1	0.039	Lack of facilities for admission and hosting tourists such as tourist centers	W8	16
0.126	2	0.063	Lack of safe migration corridors for animal species outside the area	W9	17
0.065	1	0.065	Lack of adequate motivated conservative officers in recent years	W10	18
2.468	--	1	Total	−
IFE = 2.468