Grebo (6463)
Liberia, Africa
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2015
National site name: Grebo
Central coordinates: Latitude: 5.5222, Longitude: -7.6202
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 200 to 200
Area of KBA (km2): 2821.9462
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The site is an area of evergreen lowland rainforest enclosed on three sides by a large, easterly projecting meander of the Cavalla river, on the international frontier with Côte d’Ivoire, in the extreme east of the country. It lies about 15 km due west of the southern end of Taï National Park (CI013) in Côte d’Ivoire.
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 in the CEPF Ecosystem Profile of the Guinea Forests of West Africa Hotspot (2015). Taxonomy, nomenclature and threat status follow the 2013 IUCN Red List.
Additional biodiversity: See Box and Tables 2 and 3 for key species. Non-bird biodiversity: Mammals recorded include Loxodonta africana (EN), Hexaprotodon liberiensis (VU), Pan troglodytes (EN), Colobus polykomos (LR/nt), Procolobus badius (LR/nt), Cercopithecus diana (VU), C. jentinki (VU), C. zebra (VU), C. sylvicultor (LR/nt), C. dorsalis (LR/nt), Tragelaphus eurycerus (LR/nt) and Syncerus caffer (LR/cd).
Habitats
Land use: forestry | hunting | nature conservation and research
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 96 | |
| Unknown | 2 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 1 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: The area, part of the Grebo National Forest, was proposed as a Nature Reserve in 1983. Logging in the general area, with the timber exported via Harper and Côte d’Ivoire, is widespread; locally it is estimated that the forests of the area will be completely degraded by 2020. Hunting pressure is high with the bush-meat sent over the border into Côte d’Ivoire.