Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 1998 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1998. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2013 | moderate | high | low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | habitat | unknown | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Desert | good (>90%) | moderate (70–90%) | moderate |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | good (>90%) | moderate (70–90%) | moderate |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Energy production and mining | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | high |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | Unknown | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Namib-Naukluft | National Park (II) | 100 |
| 2013 | Namib Sand Sea | World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA) | 62 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Desert | 61 | |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | 26 | |
| Grassland | 12 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | minor (<10) | |
| Marine Intertidal | minor (<10) | |
| Marine Neritic | minor (<10) |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Namib-Naukluft Park (Namibia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/namib-naukluft-park-iba-namibia on 23/12/2024.