Jbel Serj (31697)
Tunisia, Africa
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2010
National site name: Jbel Serj
Central coordinates: Latitude: 35.8872, Longitude: 9.3662
System: terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 205.40005
Protected area coverage (%): 3.28
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 by the 2010 CEPF Mediterranean Ecosystem Profile process. Taxonomy and nomenclature follow the 2008 IUCN Red List. No KBA trigger-species data have been provided, but the site is thought to hold significant populations of plant species which, although not yet Red-List-assessed at the global level, are considered likely to have restricted ranges, and the site is therefore tagged with the KBA Irreplaceability 1 criterion.
Delineation rationale: 2014-02-27 (BL Secretariat): site area of 21000 ha calculated from KBA polygon, rounded to nearest 10%.