KH040
Kampong Trach This is an IBA in Danger! 


IBA Justification

Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2003

Populations of IBA trigger species
Species Current IUCN Red List Category Season Year(s) of estimate Population at site IBA criteria triggered
Sarus Crane Grus antigone VU non-breeding 2002 abundant A1, A4i

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here


IBA Conservation

IBA conservation status - summary
Year of assessment (most recent) Threat (pressure) Condition (state) Action (response)
2016 very high not assessed low
Was the whole site assessed? no Condition (state) assessed by unset
Accuracy of information unknown

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat level 1 Threat level 2 Timing Scope Severity Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification marine and freshwater aquaculture - industrial aquaculture happening now majority/most of area/population (50-90%) very rapid to severe deterioration very high
Human intrusions and disturbance work and other activities happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Pollution agricultural & forestry effluents - type unknown/unrecorded happening now small area/few individuals (<10%) slow but significant deterioration low

Conservation actions taken at the site (response)
Protected-area designation Management planning Other conservation action Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species) A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive Some limited conservation initiatives are in place low
For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Local Conservation Groups

The Local Conservation Groups below are working to support conservation at this IBA.

Name Year formed
Kampong Trach Site Support Group (and now called Kampong Trach Local Conservation Group) 2004
For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitats

IUCN Habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Marine Intertidal -
Grassland Edaphic grassland, Secondary grassland -
Artificial/Terrestrial Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Rice paddies, Small settlements, rural gardens -
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
Marine Neritic -
For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
fisheries/aquaculture -
other -
For further information about the land-use classification, please click here.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kampong Trach. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/16691 on 10/06/2023.