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Yadua Taba Island (23743)
Fiji, Oceania

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1e
Year of last assessment: 2018
National site name: Yadua Taba Island
Central coordinates: Latitude: -16.8337, Longitude: 178.2780
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 92
Area of KBA (km2): 0.71164
Protected area coverage (%): 99.04
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.