Key Biodiversity Areas

Kunua Plains and Mount Balbi (45031)
Papua New Guinea, Australasia

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: Kunua Plains and Mount Balbi
Central coordinates: Latitude: -5.9380, Longitude: 154.9260
System: terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 755.57804
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 2012 CEPF East Melanesia Ecosystem Profile process. Taxonomy and threat status follow the 2011 IUCN Red List.