Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2001 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2001).
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2002 | favourable | high | low |
| Was the whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | habitat | good | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Habitat detail | Reference area (ha) | Actual area (ha) | Habitat quantity (% remaining) | Habitat quality (carrying capacity) | Result |
| Forest | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | wood and pulp plantations (includes afforestation) - agro-industry plantations | 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%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Natural system modifications | fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected-area designation | Management planning | Other conservation action | Result |
| Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | Unknown | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | low |
| Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Kilimanjaro_ Sanya Range | Forest Plantation | 224 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| West Kilimanjaro | Forest Plantation | 7,347 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| North Kilimanjaro | Forest Plantation | 8,124 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Kilimanjaro National Park | World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) | 75,353 | protected area contained by site | 75,575 |
| Kilimanjaro National Park | National Park | 183,181 | protected area contained by site | 166,100 |
| Enduimet WMA | Wildlife management area | 75,100 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Terrestrial | - | |
| Shrubland | - | |
| Grassland | - | |
| Forest | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| forestry | - |
| nature conservation and research | - |
| tourism/recreation | - |
| water management | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Kilimanjaro. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-kilimanjaro-iba-tanzania on 22/09/2023.
