Daraina - Loky - Manambato NPA (45501)
Madagascar, Africa
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1e
Year of last assessment: 2018
National site name: NAP Daraina - Loky - Manambato
Central coordinates: Latitude: -13.2070, Longitude: 49.6670
System: terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 2592.77882
Protected area coverage (%): 65.83
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs. Alliance for Zero Extinction (2018): site confirmed as an AZE site during the AZE project (2015-2018). Taxonomy, nomenclature and Red List category follow the IUCN 2016 Red List.
Delineation rationale: The 2006 KBA Daraina (Loky - Manambato) SAPM KBA (SitRecID 22449) has been split into 3 KBAs in 2014: NAP Daraina - Loky - Manambato (SitRecID 45501), Bobakindro (Salafaina) (45350) and NAP Lac Sahaka-Analabe (6529; also a 1999 IBA).