Shako Forest (28603)
Ethiopia, Africa
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2011
National site name: Shako Forest
Central coordinates: Latitude: 6.9950, Longitude: 35.3480
System: terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 1416.538079
Protected area coverage (%): 5.57
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) KBA identified in the process of compiling the CEPF Ecosystem Profile of the East Afromontane Hotspot. Species taxonomy and threat category was based on IUCN Red List 2010-4.
Delineation rationale: 2013-07-10 (BL Secretariat): boundary polygon created and site extent measured as 140000 ha (rounded to nearest 10%), as part of CEPF East Afromontane Ecosystem Profiling process.