Key Biodiversity Areas

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Soche Mountain Forest Reserve (6679)
Malawi, Africa

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
BuxalesBuxus nyasicaEN2025A1a, B1link-icon

Ecosystems

NameEcosystem RedList categoryAssessment dateGlobal extentSite extent
Drier Miombo WoodlandCritically Endangered (CR)2022873.590.485
Deciduous Forest and ThicketEndangered (EN)20221301.7324.099

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2026) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Soche Mountain Forest Reserve. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Jun 4, 2026.