Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 1996
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) |
2013 | very high | not assessed | medium |
Was the whole site covered? | Yes | State assessed by | unset |
Accuracy of information | unknown |
Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
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Threat Level 1 | Threat Level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Biological resource use | hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - unintentional effects (species is not the target) | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
Human intrusions and disturbance | work and other activities | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | very high |
Invasive and other problematic species and genes | invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - unspecified species | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Pollution | domestic & urban waste water - type unknown/unrecorded | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | medium |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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Awash West | Controlled Hunting Area | 913,600 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Awash West | Wildlife Reserve | 178,100 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Awash | National Park | 58,177 | protected area overlaps with site | 75,240 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Artificial/Terrestrial | - | |
Wetlands (inland) | - | |
Grassland | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Awash National Park. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 08/08/2022.