Mau forest complex (6441)
Kenya, Africa
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1b, B2
Year of last assessment: 2017
National site name: Mau forest complex
Central coordinates: Latitude: -0.5500, Longitude: 35.6480
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 1800 to 3000
Area of KBA (km2): 2706.868022
Protected area coverage (%): 98.07
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.
Delineation rationale: 2013-07-10 (BL Secretariat): following CEPF East Afromontane ecosystem profiling process, the reported IBA area of 270300 ha has been changed to 270000 ha (as measured in GIS from latest boundary polygon, rounded to nearest 10%).
Habitats
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 50 | |
| Savanna | 50 |
Threats
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Threat level 3 | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture & aquaculture | Livestock farming & ranching | Nomadic grazing | Ongoing |
| Agriculture & aquaculture | Livestock farming & ranching | Small-holder grazing, ranching or farming | Ongoing |
| Biological resource use | Gathering terrestrial plants | Unintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target) | Ongoing |
| Biological resource use | Logging & wood harvesting | Unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale (species being assessed is not the target) [harvest] | Ongoing |
| Transportation & service corridors | Roads & railroads | Ongoing |