Nabanhe Nature Reserve (20939)
China (mainland), Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2009
National site name: Nabanhe Nature Reserve
Central coordinates: Latitude: 22.1667, Longitude: 100.6333
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 539 to 2304
Area of KBA (km2): 268.30259
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The main habitat in the IBA is tropical forest.
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)
Additional biodiversity: Non-bird biodiversity: No information.
Delineation rationale: Reference: Nabanhe National Nature Reserve. Xishuangbanna Nabanhe Vally National Nature Reserve Bureau, Yunnan Environmental Protection Bureau(2006).
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (10%) | nature conservation and research (89%) | urban/industrial/transport (1%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 2 | |
| Forest | 52 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 33 | |
| Shrubland | 13 |
Threats
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Threat level 3 | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invasive & other problematic species, genes & diseases | Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases | Named species | Ongoing |
| Biological resource use | Gathering terrestrial plants | Unintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target) | Ongoing |
| Pollution | Domestic & urban waste water | Type Unknown/Unrecorded | Ongoing |
| Pollution | Industrial & military effluents | Type Unknown/Unrecorded | Ongoing |
| Biological resource use | Hunting & collecting terrestrial animals | Intentional use (species being assessed is the target) | Only in the past and unlikely to return |
| Biological resource use | Logging & wood harvesting | Unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale (species being assessed is not the target) [harvest] | Only in the past and unlikely to return |
| Energy production & mining | Mining & quarrying | Ongoing | |
| Residential & commercial development | Housing & urban areas | Only in the past and unlikely to return | |
| Transportation & service corridors | Roads & railroads | Only in the future |