Key Biodiversity Areas

Guaneras de Camaraca (27394)
Chile, South America

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1d
Year of last assessment: 2010
National site name: Guaneras de Camaraca
Central coordinates: Latitude: -18.6607, Longitude: -70.3437
System: marine, terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 0.4211
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.
Delineation rationale: Esta Area es una zona Militar. 2014-03-11 (BL Secretariat): a site area of 42 ha was calculated by GIS from the site polygon, then rounded to the nearest 10% (42 ha).

Habitats


IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal100

Threats


Threat level 1Threat level 2Threat level 3Timing
Biological resource useFishing & harvesting aquatic resourcesUnintentional effects: large scale (species being assessed is not the target) [harvest]Ongoing