Key Biodiversity Areas

Pryp'yat' river valley (2073)
Ukraine, Europe

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1b, A1d, B1, D1a
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Valley of r. Prip'yat
Central coordinates: Latitude: 51.8667, Longitude: 25.3833
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 140 to 152
Area of KBA (km2): 231.00841
Protected area coverage (%): 90.04
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes

Site details

Site description: A river valley with meadows, lakes and forest tracts.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs.
Additional biodiversity: Breeding waterbirds number 5,000-7,000 pairs in total, while up to 80,000 individuals congregate here on passage. The breeding bird data marked as `Extrapolation' is taken from Tishechkin et al. (1996), with total population estimates based on extrapolations from counts of singing males or pairs per km of river valley or per km of swamp habitat. These estimates cover the Ratno-Zhveche part of the Upper Prip'yat, but there is also qualitative data available for other parts of the Prip'yat valley.

Habitats

Land use: agriculture | forestry | nature conservation and research | water management
IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Forest33
Artificial - Terrestrial33
Wetlands(Inland)33

Threats

Threat level 1Threat level 2Threat level 3Timing
Biological resource useLogging & wood harvestingMotivation Unknown/UnrecordedOngoing
Natural system modificationsDams & water management/useDams (size unknown)Ongoing
Climate change & severe weatherHabitat shifting & alterationOngoing
Human intrusions & disturbanceRecreational activitiesOngoing
Human intrusions & disturbanceWork & other activitiesOngoing
Natural system modificationsOther ecosystem modificationsOngoing