Mota Lava (44703)
Vanuatu, Australasia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2014
National site name: Mota Lava
Central coordinates: Latitude: -13.6750, Longitude: 167.6730
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 380
Area of KBA (km2): 34.38885
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)
Delineation rationale: Whole island.