1.0 Introduction and Background 2.0 Approach and Methodology 3.0 Results 3.1 Status and trends 3.1.1 Forest Quality and Health 3.1 .2 Area of different types of forest and degree of fragmentation... 3.1.2.1 Forest area 3.1.2.2 Fragmentation 3.1.3 Presence of endemic and globally threatened species, changes in species IUCN Red List category, changes in site status, and new species descriptions 3.1.3.1 Presence of endemic and globally threatened species 3.1.3.1.1 Amphibians 3.1.3.1.2 Birds 3.1.3.1.4 Mammals 3.1.3.1.5 Plants 3.1 .3.2 Changes in species IUCN Red List category 3.1 .3.3 Changes in site status 3.1 .3.4 New species descriptions 3.1.4 Percentage of area within protected areas 3.1.5 Carbon storage 3.2 Pressure 3.2.1 Impact scores for Kenyan IBAs 3.2.2 Change in extraction intensity of key species 3.2.3 Changes in human population density in wards, divisions in the EACF. 3.2.4 Presence and coverage of invasive species 3.2.5 Fire frequency. 3.3 Response Indicators TABLE OF CONTENTS 3.3.1 Response scores for Kenyan IBAs 40 3.3.2 Changes in forest management effectiveness 41 3.3.3 Actions and research targeting biodiversity 43 3.3.3.1 Amphibians 43 3.3.3.2 Birds 44 3.3.3.3 Mammals 44 3.3.3.4 Plants 45 3.3.4 Policy development (including site, species, and focused issues 45 3.3.5 Number of sites from which benefits accue to local communities... 48 4.0 Conclusions and Recommendations 50 References 53 Appendix 1 : List of a collapsed set of monitoring indicators and tools for aggregating information at the regional level as agreed by stakeholders in the EACF 62 Appendix 2: Habitat use of Long-billed Tailorbird Artisornis moreaui in the East Usambara mountains (Tanzania) 64 Appendix 3: Drifting into extinction: results from the long-term monitoring of Taita apalis Apalis fuscigularis 68 Appendix 4: Inventoried sites in EACF with IBA and KBA status and numbers of listed taxa in 20 1 2 and 20 1 3 ...
The coastal forests of Kenya are conservation priorities hosting high levels of biodiversity. Monitoring of biodiversity in these forests is therefore necessary to understand and reverse negative trends in good time. Using the Important Bird Area (IBA) monitoring framework, a participatory approach, state (habitat condition), pressure (threats) and response (conservation action) indicators of twelve coastal Kenya forest IBAs were assessed from 2004 to 2011. Trends for these indicators were assessed at six sites for which sufficient data existed: Arabuko-Sokoke, Dakatcha Woodlands, Gede Ruins, Lower Tana River, Shimba Hills and Taita Hills, and baselines were described for remaining six. Changes were always small, but state deteriorated in Gede, Lower Tana and Shimba Hills, remained the same (unfavourable) in Arabuko-Sokoke and Dakatcha, and improved in Taita Hills. Pressure reduced in Arabuko-Sokoke, Dakatcha and Taita Hills, deteriorated in Lower Tana and Shimba Hills and remained the same (medium) in Gede. Response improved in Dakatcha, remained the same (medium) in Shimba Hills, and deteriorated in the rest. As there was an apparent overall deterioration in the forests assessed, improved management of the protected sites and increased conservation action through community engagement around protected areas and within the nonprotected IBAs are recommended.
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