Key Biodiversity Areas

Valley of Sysola river (1480)
Russia (Central Asian), Central Asia

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1d
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Dolina reki Sysoly
Central coordinates: Latitude: 61.1656, Longitude: 50.4430
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 150 to 180
Area of KBA (km2): 1437.28801
Protected area coverage (%): 2.05
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


Site description: Rather high anthropogenic developed valley located to the south from Syktyvkar town.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs.
Delineation rationale: 2014-08-12 (BL Secretariat): centroid coords adjusted to 61°9'56'N 50°26'35'E and site area changed to (or confirmed as) 143730 ha (rounded), on basis of refined polygon downloaded from Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).

Habitats


Land use: hunting (100%) | nature conservation and research (100%)
IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Grassland29
Shrubland10
Wetlands(Inland)4
Artificial - Terrestrial48
Forest10

Additional information


References: V.M.Anufriev
Contributors: The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).