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 | medium | not assessed | high |
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 |
Residential and commercial development | tourism and recreation areas | likely in short term (within 4 years) | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | medium |
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 comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species | The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented | high |
Protection status:
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Zones humides de Souss-Massa | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 1,000 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Sous Massa National Park | Parc National | 46,857 | protected area overlaps with site | 33,800 |
Réserve de Biosphère de l'Arganeraie (RBA) | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 2,369,038 | protected area overlaps with site | 63,800 |
PN SOUS MASSA | Réserve de Chasse Permanente | 81,482 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
fisheries/aquaculture | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Parc National de Souss-Massa and Aglou. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 13/04/2021.