Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2001 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2001) is shown below.
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2001 | favourable | low | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | habitat | - | |
| State (condition of the key species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Forest | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | favourable |
| Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | slow deterioration (1–10% over 3 generations) | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Dja | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) | 100 |
| 1987 | Dja Faunal Reserve | World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA) | 100 |
| 2007 | Dja | Réserve de faune (IV) | 100 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 100 | Lowland forest - mixed moist evgn & semi-evgn; Woodland - transition |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dja Faunal Reserve (Cameroon). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dja-faunal-reserve-iba-cameroon on 22/01/2025.