Key Biodiversity Areas

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Key Biodiversity Areas

Among the most diverse places on Earth, Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) contribute significantly to the planet’s biodiversity and overall health. These sites have proven to be a key tool for guiding decisions on conservation and sustainable management.

16,551

Key Biodiversity Areas

17,207

trigger species

43.09%

KBAs covered by protected and conserved areas, on average

KBAs have global value for conservation, due to their outstanding ecological integrity, globally important ecosystems or significant populations of animals, fungi and plants. It is essential to identify, map, monitor and conserve KBAs in order to safeguard these critical sites for nature.

The World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. BirdLife International (2022). Developed by the KBA Partnership. Basemap: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, i-cubed, USDA FSA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community.

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From the private-sector to governments and conservation practitioners, everyone whose actions and decisions have a potential impact on KBAs can support the KBA Programme.

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How KBAs are used

KBAs ensure that conservation efforts are focused in the places that matter most. KBAs are used by in spatial and conservation planning to minimise biodiversity loss and negative impacts. The KBA dataset enables site based protection efforts - such as new protected areas - to be focused on the most important places for nature. It is used by the financial sector to ensure financial flows avoid nature's most fragile places. KBAs are also used by the to ensure their impacts on biodiversity are avoided or reduced to the greatest extent possible. KBAs are being used by and NGOs to ensure conservation efforts are focused where they will have greatest impact for nature.

Featured Key Biodiversity Areas Resources

Publication 2016

A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas : version 1.0
Grey literature 2022

Guidelines for using A global standard for the identification of Key…

Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) are sites that contribute significantly to the global persistence of…
Publication 2018

Guidelines on business and KBAs

These Guidelines on business and KBAs have been developed by the KBA Partners to support businesses…

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