Key Biodiversity Areas

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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 HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Forest95
Shrubland5

Threats


Threat level 1Threat level 2Threat level 3Timing
Agriculture & aquacultureAnnual & perennial non-timber cropsShifting agricultureOngoing
Biological resource useHunting & collecting terrestrial animalsUnintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target)Ongoing
Biological resource useLogging & wood harvestingUnintentional effects: subsistence/small scale (species being assessed is not the target) [harvest]Ongoing
Energy production & miningMining & quarryingOngoing
Residential & commercial developmentCommercial & industrial areasOngoing
Transportation & service corridorsRoads & railroadsOnly in the past and unlikely to return