Asir National Park (29910)
Saudi Arabia, Middle East
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2011
National site name: Asir National Park
Central coordinates: Latitude: 17.9995, Longitude: 42.1829
System: terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 82.38815
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) 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. The site holds a significant population of the following plant species which, although not yet Red-List-assessed at the global level, are endemic to the Hotspot and may be categorised as globally threatened once assessed (thus meeting the KBA Vulnerability criterion), based on existing regional or national Red List assessments: Cichorium bottae.
Delineation rationale: 2013-07-10 (BL Secretariat): boundary polygon created by Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and site extent measured as 8200 ha (rounded to nearest 10%), as part of CEPF East Afromontane Ecosystem Profiling process.