Kolombangara Marine (31342)
Solomon Islands, Australasia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: Kolombangara Marine
Central coordinates: Latitude: -7.9817, Longitude: 157.0716
System: marine
Area of KBA (km2): 798.25303
Protected area coverage (%): 1.48
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 7 km around Kolombangara to encompass high use and transit areas of IBA threshold numbers of Heinroth's Shearwater based upon a 1990 minimum population estimate of 5 individuals from Buckingham, D.L., Dutson, G. and Newman, J. (1990) Birds of Manus, Kolombangara and Makira (San Cristobal) with notes on mammals and records from other Solomon Islands. Report of the Cambridge Solomons Rainforest Project 1990.
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)
Additional biodiversity: The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 7 km around Kolombangara to encompass high use and transit areas of IBA threshold numbers of Heinroth's Shearwater based upon a 1990 minimum population estimate of 5 individuals from Buckingham, D.L., Dutson, G. and Newman, J. (1990) Birds of Manus, Kolombangara and Makira (San Cristobal) with notes on mammals and records from other Solomon Islands. Report of the Cambridge Solomons Rainforest Project 1990.
Delineation rationale: The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 7 km around Kolombangara to encompass high use and transit areas of IBA threshold numbers of Heinroth's Shearwater based upon a 1990 minimum population estimate of 5 individuals from Buckingham, D.L., Dutson, G. and Newman, J. (1990) Birds of Manus, Kolombangara and Makira (San Cristobal) with notes on mammals and records from other Solomon Islands. Report of the Cambridge Solomons Rainforest Project 1990.
Habitats
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Neritic | 100 |
Threats
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Threat level 3 | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological resource use | Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources | Unintentional effects: large scale (species being assessed is not the target) [harvest] | Ongoing |
| Pollution | Industrial & military effluents | Oil spills | Ongoing |
| Climate change & severe weather | Habitat shifting & alteration | Only in the future |