Data Zone
Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2002
Populations of IBA trigger speciesNote: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.
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| IBA conservation status - summary | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | Threat (pressure) | Condition (state) | Action (response) |
| 2008 | medium | near favourable | medium |
| Was the whole site assessed? | no | Condition (state) assessed by | habitat |
| Accuracy of information | medium | ||
| Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | annual & perennial non-timber crops - shifting agriculture | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | low |
| Biological resource use | hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - unintentional effects (species is not the target) | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Biological resource use | logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Energy production and mining | mining and quarrying | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | work and other activities | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | low |
| Transportation and service corridors | roads and railroads | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
| Condition of the site (state), by habitat | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Habitat detail | Reference area (ha) | Actual area (ha) | Habitat quantity (% remaining) | Habitat quality (carrying capacity) | Result |
| Shrubland | 55100 | 51900 | - | - | near favourable | |
| 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(50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species) | A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | medium |
| Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Song Thanh | Khu Bảo tồn thiên nhiên | 75,274 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Ngoc Linh (Quang Nam) | Khu Bảo tồn thiên nhiên | 18,430 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Ngoc Linh (Kon Tum) | Khu Bảo tồn thiên nhiên | 41,420 | protected area overlaps with site | 13,000 |
| IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | Hill evergreen forest (subtropical), Montane broadleaf evergreen forest (mont temp) | - |
| Shrubland | Secondary scrub | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| nature conservation and research | - |
| not utilised | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ngoc Linh. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/12046 on 10/06/2023.
