Sites - Important Bird Areas (IBAs)

Ornithological information See Box and Tables 2 and 3 for key species.

Site description The Tano-Nimiri Forest Reserve shares a common boundary with Boin-Tano (GH004) and is about 4 km from the Tano-Anwia Reserve (GH020). A number of streams and rivers, including the Nimiri river, flow through the reserve and drain into the Tano river, on which there is a waterfall, the Atangwen Falls. The terrain between the rivers is rugged, with steep slopes and valleys that flood during the rains. The reserve spans two vegetation-types: the southern section, approximately one-third, is wet evergreen forest, while the remainder is moist evergreen forest. The reserve has been subjected to intensive logging, starting from the mid-1950s and continuing to 1992. Approximately 10% of the reserve was planned for either enrichment or afforestation planting in the early 1980s. Under the taungya system, 975 ha (c.5% of the total) has been converted to Cedrela and Triplochiton plantation and there are also farms in the reserve.

Populations of IBA trigger species

Protected areas

Protected area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Tano Nimri or Tano Nimiri	Forest Reserve	20,600	is identical to site	20,600

Habitats

Land use

Other biodiversity None known to BirdLife International.

Management considerations The area was gazetted a Forest Reserve in 1955. It is rated Condition 3 (GHI 70–157), with much of the forest heavily disturbed. More recently, 3,456 ha have been designated as a Globally Significant Biodiversity Area by the Forest Department. Non-timber forest produce exploited includes raphia palm, oil-palm, canes and poles. Evidence of past mining activities along the banks of the Tano river is still visible.

References Hawthorne and Abu-Juam (1995), Holbech (1996).

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Tano-Nimiri Forest Reserve. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 19/06/2013

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