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) |
2001 | high | not assessed | low |
Was the whole site covered? | No | State assessed by | unset |
Accuracy of information | - |
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 - shifting agriculture | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Biological resource use | hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target) | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Energy production and mining | mining and quarrying | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | 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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive | Unknown | low |
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Réserve de la biosphère des Monts Nimba | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 145,200 | protected area contains site | 12,540 |
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve | World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) | 22,130 | protected area contains site | 12,540 |
Mount Nimba | Strict Nature Reserve | 13,000 | protected area contained by site | 12,540 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Artificial/Terrestrial | - | |
Unknown | - | |
Shrubland | - | |
Forest | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
forestry | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
water management | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Monts Nimba (part of Mount Nimba transboundary AZE). Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 30/01/2023.