Key Biodiversity Areas

Gunung Sahuwai (15982)
Indonesia, Asia

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2014
National site name: Gunung Sahuwai
Central coordinates: Latitude: -3.2080, Longitude: 127.9910
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 300 to 1006
Area of KBA (km2): 257.88084
Protected area coverage (%): 68.00
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes

Site details

Site description: There are 14 settlements on the coastal area. This area is a hunting and forest product collection site for local people. Most of the people work as farmer and fisherman. Main comodities are clove, nutmeg and coconut for copra.
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) KBA identified by the 2014 CEPF Wallacea Ecosystem Profile process. Taxonomy and threat status follow the 2013 IUCN Red List.
Additional biodiversity: Non-bird biodiversity: Cervus timorensis moluccensis, Hydrosaurus amboinensis, Phalanger orientalis and Spilocuscus maculatus chryssorhous (BKSDA Wilayah VIII Maluku-Irian Jaya 1996, Hitipeuw & Tuhumury 1999).
Delineation rationale: 2015-06-10 (BL Secretariat): site area changed from 18620 ha to 25816 ha, following 2014 CEPF Ecosystem Profile.

Habitats

Summary of habitats in KBA: The main habitat is evergreen rainforest (Monk et.al.1997). This area is used for hunting and forest product collection by local people.
Land use: forestry
IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Forest74

Threats

Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Clearence of natural habitat for plantation, shifting agriculture and bird catching.

Additional information

References: Balai Konservasi Sumber Daya Alam Wilayah VIII Maluku-Irian Jaya, 1996. Informasi Kawasan Sumber Daya Alam di Propinsi Maluku. Kantor Wilayah Departemen Kehutanan Propinsi Maluku, Ambon.BirdLife International. 2001. Threatened bird of Asia: BirdLife International Red Data Book. Cambridge, U.K: BirdLife International.Monk. K.A., de Fretes, Y. and Reksodiharjo-Lilley, G. 1997. The Ecology of Nusa Tenggara and Maluku. Periplus Edition, Singapura