Key Biodiversity Areas

Yemyet Inn (16269)
Myanmar, Asia

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: Yemyet Inn
Central coordinates: Latitude: 22.0167, Longitude: 95.8833
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 100 to 100
Area of KBA (km2): 41.58933
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) KBA assessed during the 2011 revision of the CEPF Indo-Burma Ecosystem Profile.

Habitats

Summary of habitats in KBA: wetland (freshwater tank)
IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Wetlands(Inland)100

Threats

Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Agriculture development. Hungting. Drainage of water

Additional information

References: FD/WBSJ wtland survey