Key Biodiversity Areas

Gorgany (2115)
Ukraine, Europe

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Gorganu
Central coordinates: Latitude: 48.8333, Longitude: 24.0000
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 700 to 1788
Area of KBA (km2): 757.15665
Protected area coverage (%): 77.90
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


Site description: Mountain forest with numerous small rivers and streams, on Gorgany and Svidovec mountains (part of the Carpathian mountains), near the villages of Kalachava, Yasinya and Ust-Chorna.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard.

Habitats


Land use: agriculture (4%) | forestry (88%) | hunting (85%) | nature conservation and research (5%) | not utilised (3%)
IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Grassland5
Artificial - Terrestrial10
Shrubland5
Rocky Areas(e.g., inland cliffs, mountain peaks)8
Forest70
Wetlands(Inland)2