Ajdabiya Marsh (31664)
Libya, Africa
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2016
National site name: Ajdabiya Marsh
Central coordinates: Latitude: 30.8045, Longitude: 20.0449
Area of KBA (km2): 20.3997
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 CEPF Ecosystem Profile of the Mediterranean Hotspot (2017). Taxonomy, nomenclature and global threat category follow the 2016 IUCN Red List.
Delineation rationale: 2014-02-27 (BL Secretariat): the area of the 2013-proposed Ajdabiya Marsh Protected Area is 70,000 ha (WDPA), while the GIS area, calculated from the rough KBA polygon (provided by CEPF), is 1600 ha, rounded to nearest 10%.