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.
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Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
2012 | medium | favourable | medium |
Was the whole site covered? | Yes | State assessed by | Habitat |
Accuracy of information | good |
Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
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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%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Biological resource use | fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Biological resource use | logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
Climate change and severe weather | storms and floods | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Natural system modifications | fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Condition of habitat (state) | ||||||
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Habitat | Habitat Detail | Reference Area (ha) | Actual Area (ha) | % of habitat remaining | % of carrying capacity (overall) | Result |
Forest | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable | |
Savanna | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable | |
Wetlands (inland) | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
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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 | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | medium |
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Tero (West) | Forest Reserve | 2,684 | protected area contained by site | 2,684 |
Tero | Forest Reserve | 2,137 | protected area contained by site | 1,069 |
Sango Bay-Musambwa Island-Kagera Wetland Sustem | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 55,110 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Namalala | Forest Reserve | 2,398 | protected area contained by site | 2,398 |
Nabajjuzi Wetland System | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 1,753 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Malabigambo | Forest Reserve | 11,081 | protected area overlaps with site | 11,081 |
Kaiso | Forest Reserve | 1,891 | protected area overlaps with site | 1,891 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Artificial/Terrestrial | - | |
Unknown | - | |
Wetlands (inland) | - | |
Shrubland | - | |
Savanna | - | |
Forest | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
forestry | - |
water management | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Sango Bay area. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 17/08/2022.