Delineation of Key Biodiversity Areas New Caledonia Source Relief: DTSI 2011 April 2011 New Caledonia ecosystem profile initiative main holders New Caledonia ecosystem profile members and data providers Identification des sites cles de biodiversite en Nouvelle-Calédonie Avec le soutien financier de : Table of Contents KBA DELINEATION ........................................................................................................................................... 5 METHODS ........................................................................................................................................................ 8 CRITERION VULNERABILITY ........................................................................................................................................ 8 CRITERION IRREPLACEABILITY ..................................................................................................................................... 8 DELINEATION PROCESS ........................................................................................................................................... 10 LAND TENURE ................................................................................................................................................ 11 CORRIDORS.................................................................................................................................................... 11 PLANNING UNIT DESIGN ................................................................................................................................ 12 SPECIES .......................................................................................................................................................... 14 BIRDS ................................................................................................................................................................. 14 MAMMALS .......................................................................................................................................................... 16 BULIMES/SNAILS ................................................................................................................................................... 18 REPTILES.............................................................................................................................................................. 20 FRESHWATER FISH AND CRUSTACEANS ...................................................................................................................... 22 PLANTS ............................................................................................................................................................... 24 LANDSCAPES .................................................................................................................................................. 30 DRY FOREST ......................................................................................................................................................... 30 MANGROVES ........................................................................................................................................................ 30 FORET HUMIDE ..................................................................................................................................................... 31 PROTECTION DES EAUX ........................................................................................................................................... 31 PREDICTED PLANT HABITAT ..................................................................................................................................... 31 MARINE COMPONENT ................................................................................................................................... 32 PRIORITISATION OF CONFIRMED KBAS .......................................................................................................... 34 TIME SERIES ANALYSIS OF FIRE OCCURRENCES IN NEW CALEDONIA .................................................................................. 34 MINING .............................................................................................................................................................. 34 FIRE AND MINING ................................................................................................................................................. 35 RESULTS ......................................................................................................................................................... 37 THREATENED SPECIES ............................................................................................................................................. 37 CR AND EN SPECIES ............................................................................................................................................... 37 VU, RR AND SPECIES OF NATIONAL PRIORITY/ CONSERVATION SIGNIFICANCE .................................................................... 37 OVERALL KBA AREA STATISTICS ............................................................................................................................... 42 LAND COVER WITHIN KBAS ..................................................................................................................................... 42 LAND TENURE AND KBAS ........................................................................................................................................ 44 MINING .............................................................................................................................................................. 45 OVERALL STATISTICS OF KBAS REGARDING OTHER LANDCOVER ....................................................................................... 46 OVERALL STATISTICS OF LANDCOVER REGARDING KBA COVER ........................................................................................ 46 DESCRIPTION AND STATISTICS OF CONFIRMED KBAS IN NEW CALEDONIA .................................................... 48 AOUPINIÉ ARAGO .................................................................................................................................................. 49 BOULINDA ........................................................................................................................................................... 52 KOPETO ............................................................................................................................................................... 56 FORÊT PLATE ........................................................................................................................................................ 60 GORO TANE ......................................................................................................................................................... 63 MASSIF DES LÈVRES ............................................................................................................................................... 66 KONIAMBO .......................................................................................................................................................... 69 TAOM ................................................................................................................................................................. 73 MT PANIÉ ............................................................................................................................................................ 76 MOUNT KAALA ..................................................................................................................................................... 79 THIEBAGHI ........................................................................................................................................................... 82 POUM ................................................................................................................................................................. 86 ILE YANDÉ ............................................................................................................................................................ 89 MT MAOYA ......................................................................................................................................................... 91 DO NYI ............................................................................................................................................................... 94 BWA BWI ............................................................................................................................................................ 98 KOUAKOUE ........................................................................................................................................................ 102 RIVIERE BLEUE .................................................................................................................................................... 106 GRAND SUD ....................................................................................................................................................... 110 ILE DES PINS ....................................................................................................................................................... 114 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