Kenya Important Bird Areas (IBAs) and their Status, 2003-04

This dataset portrays Important Bird Areas (IBAs) and their status in Kenya, 2003-2004. The data depicts each IBA by a point in the center of its associated area. IBAs range from 1 hectare to more than 1 million hectares in size.

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Description

This data was used in Map 5.3 in Nature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being. Please note that this data is frequently updated. Please refer to Birdlife International's website for most updated versions and downloads: http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/index.html

Cautions

Data set is not for use in litigation. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the state of the art, WRI, cannot assume liability for any damages, or misrepresentations, caused by any inaccuracies in the data, or as a result of the data to be used on a particular system. WRI makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.

Citation

Fishpool, L.D.C., and M.I. Evans. 2001. Important Bird Areas in Africa and Associated Islands: Priority Sites for Conservation. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Birdlife International. Online at http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/index.html

Ng'weno, F., P. Matiku, and N. Otieno (editors). 2004. Kenya's Important Bird Areas, Status and Trends 2004. Nairobi: Nature Kenya, the East Africa Natural History Society. Online at http://www.birdlife.org/action/science/indicators/pdfs/kenya_iba_trends.pdf

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Project: Ecosystem Service Mapping

Page Last Updated: August 19, 2016

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