The site was identified as important in - because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
IBA conservation assessment | |||
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Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
2008 | unfavourable | high | low |
Was the whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
no | habitat | medium |
State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | ||||||
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Habitat | Habitat detail | Reference area (ha) | Actual area (ha) | Habitat quantity (% remaining) | Habitat quality (carrying capacity) | Result |
Forest | 24710 | 23270 | - | - | unfavourable |
Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||||
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Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | annual & perennial non-timber crops - shifting agriculture | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | low |
Biological resource use | hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - unintentional effects (species is not the target) | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
Biological resource use | logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
Energy production and mining | mining and quarrying | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
Pollution | industrial & military effluents - type unknown/unrecorded | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
Transportation and service corridors | roads and railroads | past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting | small area/few individuals (<10%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | low |
Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
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Protected-area designation | Management planning | Other conservation action | Result |
Little/none of site covered (<10%) | No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | low |
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
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Saola (Quang Nam) | Nature Reserve | 0 | protected area contains site | 24,700 |
Sao La | Khu Bảo tồn thiên nhiên | 15,519 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Bach Ma | Vườn quốc gia | 37,487 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
The Local Conservation Groups listed below are working to support conservation at this IBA.
Name | Year formed |
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Local forest protection group | 2005 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | - | |
Grassland | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Northern Hien. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/northern-hien-iba-vietnam on 28/09/2023.