Juba (6818)
South Sudan, Africa

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed

Year of last assessment: 2012

National site name: Juba

Central coordinates: Latitude: 4.8000, Longitude: 31.4333

System: terrestrial

Elevation (m): 500 to 1000

Area of KBA (km²): 283.75059

KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD

Legacy site: Yes

Site details

Site description: This reserve, comprising Juba Nature Reserve and Jebel Kujur Forest Reserve, lies immediately south-west of the town of Juba in southern Sudan. The terrain is hilly, dominated by the rocky outcrops and sheer cliffs of Jebel Kujur. The vegetation is wooded grassland in which common tree species include Balanites aegyptiaca, Combretum molle and Acacia hockii, while common grasses comprise Themeda triandra, Chrysopogon aucheri, Sporobolus, Andropogon and Hyparrhenia spp.

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)

Additional biodiversity: See Box and Table 2 for key species. In addition, there are records of Gallinago media and Glareola nordmanni on passage, and one species characteristic of the Sahel biome (A03) and eight of the Somali–Masai biome (A08) have also been recorded (see Table 2). Non-bird biodiversity: Few, if any, large mammals remain.

Habitats

Land use: agriculture | nature conservation and research | urban/industrial/transport | water management

IUCN Habitat	Coverage %	Habitat detail
Artificial - Terrestrial	7
Shrubland	89
Forest	3

Threats

Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Threats to the site are severe, due to its proximity to Juba town. They include tree-felling for charcoal production, overgrazing, clearance of land for agriculture and quarrying.

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