Data Zone
Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2001
Populations of IBA trigger speciesNote: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2018 | very high | very unfavourable | low |
| Was the whole site covered? | Yes | State assessed by | Habitat |
| Accuracy of information | medium | ||
| Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat Level 1 | Threat Level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Biological resource use | hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target) | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | very high |
| Biological resource use | logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | very high |
| Condition of habitat (state) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Habitat Detail | Reference Area (ha) | Actual Area (ha) | % of habitat remaining | % of carrying capacity (overall) | Result |
| Forest | Lowland forest - mixed moist evgn & semi-evgn | 0 | 0 | poor (40-69%) | poor (40-69%) | very unfavourable |
| Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservation Designation | Management Planning | Conservation Action | Result |
| Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive | Very little or no conservation action taking place | low |
Protection status:
| Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Area | National Park | 17,688 | is identical to site | 17,688 |
| Western Area | No or Non - Hunting Forest Reserve | 17,688 | is identical to site | 17,688 |
| IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Savanna | Bushland & thicket - deciduous | - |
| Grassland | Grassland - edaphic, dry | - |
| Forest | Mid-altitude forest - transitional | - |
| Wetlands (inland) | Rivers & streams | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| forestry | - |
| hunting | - |
| military | - |
| nature conservation and research | - |
| urban/industrial/transport | - |
| water management | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2019) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Western Area Peninsula Non-hunting Forest Reserve. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 15/09/2019.
