Pande Game Reserve and Dondwe Coastal Forests (7012)
Tanzania, Africa

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2004
National site name: Pande Game Reserve and Dondwe Coastal Forests
Central coordinates: Latitude: -7.0000, Longitude: 39.1667
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 100 to 200
Area of KBA (km2): 12.441949
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD’
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


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 process of compiling the 2003 CEPF Ecosystem Profile of the Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests Hotspot (which was later [in 2005] split into two Hotspots, the East Afromontane and the Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa). Species taxonomy and threat category was based on IUCN Red List 2002.

Habitats


IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Shrubland35
Forest64

Threats


Threat level 1Threat level 2Threat level 3Timing
Biological resource useLogging & wood harvestingUnintentional effects: subsistence/small scale (species being assessed is not the target) [harvest]Ongoing
Agriculture & aquacultureAnnual & perennial non-timber cropsSmall-holder farmingOngoing
Residential & commercial developmentHousing & urban areasOngoing
Human intrusions & disturbanceWork & other activitiesOngoing
Energy production & miningRenewable energyOnly in the future