Key Biodiversity Areas

Mehon (Doke-hta Wady River) (16281)
Myanmar, Asia

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: Mehon (Doke-hta Wady River)
Central coordinates: Latitude: 22.0000, Longitude: 96.6667
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 600 to 900
Area of KBA (km2): 880.30541
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

IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Wetlands(Inland)50
Forest50

Threats

Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Hydropower project, Logging, Hunting

Additional information

References: Group discussion at WCS office