Song Thanh (21875)
Vietnam, Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: Song Thanh
Central coordinates: Latitude: 15.2167, Longitude: 107.3500
System: terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 948.97869
Protected area coverage (%): 84.80
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance because it meets one or more previously established criteria and thresholds for identifying sites of biodiversity importance (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and Key Biodiversity Areas) The site has been reviewed and re-confirmed as a KBA in the process of compiling the revised 2011 CEPF Ecosystem Profile for the Indo-Burma Hotspot.
Delineation rationale: 2014-02-27 (BL Secretariat): site area of 95000 ha calculated from KBA polygon, rounded to nearest 10%.
Habitats
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 95 | |
| Shrubland | 5 |
Threats
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Threat level 3 | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture & aquaculture | Annual & perennial non-timber crops | Shifting agriculture | Ongoing |
| Biological resource use | Hunting & collecting terrestrial animals | Unintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target) | Ongoing |
| Biological resource use | Logging & wood harvesting | Unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale (species being assessed is not the target) [harvest] | Ongoing |
| Energy production & mining | Mining & quarrying | Ongoing | |
| Residential & commercial development | Commercial & industrial areas | Ongoing | |
| Transportation & service corridors | Roads & railroads | Only in the past and unlikely to return |