Key Biodiversity Areas

Daito islands (15293)
Japan, Asia

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2011
National site name: Daito islands
Central coordinates: Latitude: 25.8500, Longitude: 131.2500
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 75
Area of KBA (km2): 42.43694
Protected area coverage (%): 99.46
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)

Habitats


IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Forest100

Threats


Threat level 1Threat level 2Threat level 3Timing
Invasive & other problematic species, genes & diseasesInvasive non-native/alien species/diseasesNamed speciesOnly in the future
Biological resource useLogging & wood harvestingIntentional use: subsistence/small scale (species being assessed is the target) [harvest]Only in the past and unlikely to return