Central Forest Biosphere Reserve and adjacent areas (1506)
Russia (Central Asian), Central Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1d
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Tsentralno-Lesnoi Zapovednik i okrestnosti
Central coordinates: Latitude: 56.5233, Longitude: 32.9458
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 230 to 270
Area of KBA (km2): 798.12649
Protected area coverage (%): 8.96
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Numerous marshes, open bogs and boggy forests located on the watershed of the Volga and Zapadnaya Dvina rivers, in the southern Tver region.
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.
Additional biodiversity: Non-bird biodiversity: At this IBA 25 species of locally rare plants are present. One of the last sustainable populations of Mustela lutreola exists here.
Delineation rationale: 2009-08-06: IBA area changed from 63,680 ha to 79,815 ha (by BL Secretariat, following RBCU spreadsheet of changes that need making). 2014-08-12 (BL Secretariat): centroid coords adjusted to 56°31'24'N 32°56'45'E and site area changed to (or confirmed as) 79815 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
Summary of habitats in KBA: 'Other' threat refers to a collection of many minor problems.
Land use: agriculture (5%) | forestry (13%) | hunting (61%) | nature conservation and research (100%) | not utilised (33%) | tourism/recreation (50%) | urban/industrial/transport (5%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 82 | |
| Wetlands(Inland) | 12 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 5 |
Additional information
References: M.N.Ivanova
Contributors: The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).