Lagodekhi (18587)
Georgia, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2004
National site name: Lagodekhi
Central coordinates: Latitude: 41.8167, Longitude: 46.2667
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 400 to 3500
Area of KBA (km2): 244.00256
Protected area coverage (%): 88.58
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 identified in the CEPF Ecosystem Profile of the Caucasus Hotspot (2003, updated 2004). Taxonomy, nomenclature and threat category follow the 2002 IUCN Red List.
Delineation rationale: 2003-02 (BL Secretariat): the 2000 IBA Eastern Caucasus (GE007; SitRecID 3081; 678,976 ha) has been split into five IBAs (of total area 348,510 ha): Tusheti (GE023; SitRecID 18586; 112,100 ha), Kazbegi (GE021; SitRecID 18584; 94,889 ha), Khevsureti (GE022; SitRecID 18585; 81,272 ha), Eastern Caucasus mountains (GE032; SitRecID 46677; 37,370 ha) and Lagodekhi (GE024; SitRecID 18587; 22,879 ha).