Karaeng - Lompobattang (16385)
Indonesia, Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1a, A1e, B1
Year of last assessment: 2023
National site name: Karaeng - Lompobattang
Central coordinates: Latitude: -5.3320, Longitude: 119.9299
System: terrestrial, freshwater
Area of KBA (km2): 320.10636
Protected area coverage (%): 12.54
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: This site occurs in southern Sulawesi and includes Mount Lompobattang. Habitats include tropical lower and upper montane rainforest and associated aquatic ecosystems. Threats to this site include uncontrolled use of land/forest by local indigenous/local communities.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: The Lampobatang Bunomys, Lompobattang Flycatcher, and Southern Hylocitrea meet KBA Criterion A1e and Limnonectes microtympanum meets KBA Criteria A1a and B1. An additional 19 birds, 3 invertebrates, 4 mammals, 3 plants, and 2 reptiles meet legacy KBA criteria and are in need of reassessment against the Global Standard.
Manageability of the site: This site was confirmed during the 2015-2018 AZE project. The Sulawesi Community Foundation aimed to strengthen management through a CEPF grant titled: Strengthening Local Capacity for Strengthened Management of the Karaeng-Lompobattang Key Biodiversity Area, and to Aman Singai in 2016 for "Buffer Zone Management in the Karaeng-Lompobattang Key Biodiversity Area/."
Delineation rationale: This site had originally been delineated as part of the 2015-2018 AZE project, and access to the original delineation rationale is no longer available.
Habitats
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 41 | |
| Forest | 59 |
Threats
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Threat level 3 | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture & aquaculture | Annual & perennial non-timber crops | Small-holder farming | Ongoing |
| Residential & commercial development | Housing & urban areas | Ongoing | |
| Agriculture & aquaculture | Annual & perennial non-timber crops | Shifting agriculture | Ongoing |
| Biological resource use | Hunting & collecting terrestrial animals | Intentional use (species being assessed is the target) | Ongoing |
| Biological resource use | Logging & wood harvesting | Motivation Unknown/Unrecorded | Ongoing |
| Biological resource use | Gathering terrestrial plants | Intentional use (species being assessed is the target) | Only in the future |
| Biological resource use | Hunting & collecting terrestrial animals | Motivation Unknown/Unrecorded | Only in the past and unlikely to return |
| Natural system modifications | Fire & fire suppression | Trend Unknown/Unrecorded | Only in the future |
| Natural system modifications | Dams & water management/use | Abstraction of surface water (commercial use) | Only in the future |
| Pollution | Agricultural & forestry effluents | Herbicides and pesticides | Only in the future |
| Residential & commercial development | Housing & urban areas | Only in the future | |
| Human intrusions & disturbance | Recreational activities | Ongoing | |
| Pollution | Garbage & solid waste | Ongoing | |
| Geological events | Avalanches/landslides | Only in the future | |
| Agriculture & aquaculture | Annual & perennial non-timber crops | Small-holder farming | Only in the future |