South Atlantic KBAs - Falkland Islands

KBAs identified in the Falkland Islands were generated as part of the BEST Initiative, service contract 07.0307.2013/666363/SER/B2, for the European Commission, 2016. The limit of each KBA is identified as a polygon. The attribute table shows the KBA ID, Name, Area (hectares), Biome, Priority status and the Final KBA ID. Further associated information can be found in the 'BEST III South Atlantic - Falkland Islands' excel spreadsheet.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

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Last Updated December 21, 2020, 10:06 (PST)
Created January 30, 2020, 05:22 (PST)
Region Falkland Islands
Language eng
Topic Category Environment; environmental resources, protection and conservation
Temporal Extent Start 1990-01-01
Temporal Extent End 2016-12-31
Dataset Reference Date 2016
Lineage Species distribution data was collected from multiple sources (listed within the associated excel spreadsheet). This information was used to map the distribution of endemic and threatened (VU, EN or CR on the IUCN Red List) species, as well as the sites of globally significant species congregations (>1% of global population).
West Longitude 187477.46
South Latitude 4133937.88
East Longitude 451106.75
North Latitude 4341392.2
Spatial Reference System UTM 21S WGS84
Responsible Organisation Name Hidden (personal data protection)
Contact Mail Address Hidden (personal data protection)
Responsible Party Role Hidden (personal data protection)
Access Limitations Open access
Use Constraints Open, but copyright and/or Intellectual Property Rights apply
Resource Reference Cite data source as: Regional ecosystem profile - South Atlantic Region. 2016. EU Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories, Maria Taylor, Tara Pelembe & Paul Brickle. BEST, Service contract 07.0307.2013/666363/SER/B2, European Commission, 209 p + 3 Appendices.
Data Format shape
Update Frequency not planned
Accuracy between 4 and 100 metres
Resource Type Dataset
Original Title Hidden (internal use only)
Metadata Date 2016-10-24
Metadata Point of Contact datamanager@saeri.ac.fk
Contact Consent Contact details hidden
Unique Resource ID FK-SAERI-291

Dataset extent

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