Gunung Ijen (15891)
Indonesia, Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 1999
National site name: Gunung Ijen
Central coordinates: Latitude: -8.0500, Longitude: 114.2333
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 1500 to 2800
Area of KBA (km2): 66.09048
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Located on the eastern part of Java around 15 km west of Banyuwangi, the eastern part of Plateau Ijen dominated by a group of mountains consist of Gunung Merapi, Ijen Crater and small mountains such as Gunung Widadanen, Gunung Papak and Gunung Pawenen. Ijen Crater linked Maelang-Ijen-Raung that formed the biggest mountains area in East Java.
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)
Additional biodiversity: Non-bird biodiversity: Cuon alpinus, Panthera pardus, Sus verrucosus and Trachypithecus auratus (Nijman 1997).
Habitats
Summary of habitats in KBA: Most of the area is forested with climax of Casuarina forest and Albizzia montana (MacKinnon et.al.1982).
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 100 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Forest cutting, forest fire and sulphur collection (MacKinnon et.al.1982, Watling 1990a).
Additional information
References: Anon. 1997. Statistik Perlindungan Hutan dan Pelestarian Alam 1996/1997. Departemen Kehutanan dan Perkebunan, Direktorat Jenderal Perlindungan Hutan dan Pelestarian Alam, Jakarta.Anon. 1998. Statistik Perlindungan Hutan dan Pelestarian Alam 1997/1998. Departemen Kehutanan dan Perkebunan, Direktorat Jenderal Perlindungan Hutan dan Pelestarian Alam, Jakarta.MacKinnon, J., Smiet, F., and Artha, M.B. 1982. A National Conservation Plan for Indonesia, Vol. III: Java and Bali. UNDP/FAO. Bogor.Nijman, V. 1997. On the Occurrence of Presbytis comata Desmarest, 1822 (Mammalia: Primates: Cercopithecidae) on Java, Indonesia. Contr. Zool 66:247-356.Watling, R. 1990a. National Parks Management Project. Period report 22 January-31 March. New Zealand Department of Conservation/ANZDEC Consultants Ltd. P.T. Sanga Kanaka Consulindo Indonesia, Banyuwangi.