Key Biodiversity Areas

Nat-yekan (16301)
Myanmar, Asia

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: Nat-yekan
Central coordinates: Latitude: 20.0833, Longitude: 94.1667
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 1067 to 1524
Area of KBA (km2): 211.73575
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
Forest100

Threats

Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Agriculture development, hunting

Additional information

References: Group discussion at WCS office