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 | livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - nomadic grazing | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Biological resource use | gathering terrestrial plants - unintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target) | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Biological resource use | hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target) | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Biological resource use | logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Invasive and other problematic species and genes | invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - unspecified species | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Natural system modifications | fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Residential and commercial development | tourism and recreation areas | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
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%) | near favourable | |
Savanna | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | near 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 comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | medium |
Protection status:
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Nyabyeya | Forest Reserve | 355 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Murchison Falls-Albert Delta Wetland System | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 17,293 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Murchison Falls | National Park | 387,700 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Karuma | Wildlife Reserve | 67,500 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Bugungu | Wildlife Reserve | 47,300 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Budongo | Forest Reserve | 81,788 | is identical to site | 79,300 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Artificial/Terrestrial | - | |
Unknown | - | |
Savanna | - | |
Forest | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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forestry | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
water management | - |
other | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Budongo Forest Reserve. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 15/01/2021.