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) |
2020 | high | unfavourable | low |
Was the whole site covered? | No | 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 | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
Biological resource use | gathering terrestrial plants - unintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target) | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | slow but significant 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 |
Transportation and service corridors | roads and railroads | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
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 | Montane forest - undifferentiated | 0 | 0 | moderate (70-90%) | moderate (70-90%) | unfavourable |
Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
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Conservation Designation | Management Planning | 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 |
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Western Mau | Forest Reserve | 22,748 | protected area contained by site | 22,748 |
Transmara | Forest Reserve | 34,457 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Trans-Mara Forest Reserve | Forest Reserve | 34,400 | protected area contained by site | 34,400 |
Tinderet | Forest Reserve | 28,167 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
South-Western Mau | Nature Reserve | 43,032 | protected area contained by site | 43,032 |
South-western Mau | Forest Reserve | 84,129 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Ol-pusimoru | Forest Reserve | 17,258 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Ol Pusimoru Forest Reserve | Forest Reserve | 17,200 | protected area contained by site | 17,200 |
Mau Narok | Forest Reserve | 851 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Maasai Mau | Forest Reserve | 46,373 | protected area contained by site | 46,373 |
Londiani | Forest Reserve | 106 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Eastern Mau | Forest Reserve | 66,067 | protected area overlaps with site | 66,067 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | Montane forest - undifferentiated | - |
Savanna | Bamboo - Montane | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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nature conservation and research | - |
forestry | - |
agriculture | - |
other | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Mau forest complex. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 02/07/2022.