The site was identified as important in 2001 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2001).
IBA conservation assessment | |||
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Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
2001 | not assessed | high | low |
Was the whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
no | unset | - |
Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||||
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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 |
Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
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Protected-area designation | Management planning | Other 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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive | Unknown | low |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 (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA 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 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | 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 Area factsheet: Monts Nimba (part of Mount Nimba transboundary AZE). Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/monts-nimba-(part-of-mount-nimba-transboundary-aze)-iba-guinea on 03/10/2023.