Title
Key Biodiversity Areas (Mediterranean and Europe)
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License (CC-BY-NC)
+ For more info see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/.
Abstract

Key Biodiversity Area digital boundaries. Version (“March 2024 Version”). Derived from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the KBA Partnership (BirdLife International, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Conservation of Birds, Wildlife Conservation Society and World Wildlife Fund).

Available at http://www.keybiodiversityareas.org/termsofservice

Citation: BirdLife International ([year e.g. 2016]). World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the KBA Partnership (BirdLife International, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Global Wildlife Conservation, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Conservation of Birds, Wildlife Conservation Society and World Wildlife Fund). Available at www.keybiodiversityareas.org. [Accessed 16/04/2024)].

Publication Date
Type
Vector Data
Keywords
Category
Biological characteristics
Biological characteristics
Regions
North Africa , Europe
Responsible
Attribution
BirdLife International
More info
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Maintenance Frequency
Data Is Updated Twice Each Year
Restrictions

https://www.keybiodiversityareas.org/termsofservice

Language
English
Supplemental Information

Field Definitions – KBA Spatial Data is reported here.

The explaination of the field 'criteria' can be found here: https://www.keybiodiversityareas.org/working-with-kbas/proposing-updating/criteria

Spatial Representation Type
vector data is used to represent geographic data

Layer WMS GetCapabilities document

Attribute Name Label Description
fid
sitrecid Unique Site ID
country Country/territory name
iso3 ISO 3166-1 three letter country code
NatName Name for Site used nationally
intname Name for Site used internationally
SitLat
SitLong
GISArea GIS Calculated area of the site (Hectares) / In point layer ‘SitArea’ is the reported area for the site
IbaStatus
KbaStatus
AzeStatus Is site confirmed AZE
AddedDate Date polygon added
ChangeDate
Source
DelTxt
DelGeom Geometry delineation type (Polygon, Provisional Polygon, Refined Polygon or Buffered Point)
KBA_Qual The current site status of the KBA. Not all KBAs have been assessed against Global Criteria yet. For those which haven’t been assessed an indication is made, based on existing data, of whether they are likely to meet one or more Global Criteria. KBAs can
LegacyKBA Sites identified prior to 2017 under previous KBA criteria. The majority of legacy KBAs are either CEPF Hotspot Profile KBAs, AZEs or Freshwater KBAs. All should be reassessed against modern global KBA criteria by 2028.
Criteria
Shape_Leng
Shape_Area

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