Namtok Khlong Kaew (23512)
Thailand, Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: Namtok Khlong Kaew
Central coordinates: Latitude: 12.5642, Longitude: 102.6395
System: terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 197.45295
Protected area coverage (%): 100.00
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) The site has been reviewed and re-confirmed as a KBA in the process of compiling the revised 2011 CEPF Ecosystem Profile for the Indo-Burma Hotspot.
Delineation rationale: 2013-08-06 (BL Secretariat): area taken from PA area (WDPA 2009).