Goodenough Island Upland Forests (23650)
Papua New Guinea, Australasia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1e
Year of last assessment: 2018
National site name: Goodenough Island Upland Forests
Central coordinates: Latitude: -9.3500, Longitude: 150.2400
System: terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 93.02277
Protected area coverage (%): 84.36
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
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. Alliance for Zero Extinction (2018): site confirmed as an AZE site during the AZE project (2015-2018). Taxonomy, nomenclature and Red List category follow the IUCN 2016 Red List.
Delineation rationale: The site incorporates the AZE site 'Goodenough Mountains'.