Data Zone
Country/territory: Vietnam
IBA criteria met: A1, A3 (2002)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 6,981 hectares (69.81 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2008 | very poor | high | very low |
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Site description (2002 baseline)
Ha Tien is situated in the north-west of the Ha Tien plain, a flat coastal plain, which is one of the last remaining extensive areas of seasonally inundated grassland in the Mekong Delta. The soils in the area have a high acid-sulphate content, which means that the land is marginal for agriculture. The site has been proposed as a nature reserve by BirdLife International but is currently under threat of being converted into agricultural land.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ha Tien (Vietnam). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ha-tien-iba-vietnam on 23/12/2024.