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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2016

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population at site	IBA criteria triggered
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	LC	breeding	2011-2015	800 breeding pairs	B3

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	work and other activities	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	dams & water management/use - abstraction of ground water (agricultural use)	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	other ecosystem modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Pollution	agricultural & forestry effluents - nutrient loads	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Conservation actions taken at the site (response)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	high

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Weerribben-Wieden	Nationaal Park	10,270	protected area overlaps with site	0
Weerribben	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	3,329	is identical to site	3,316
Weerribben	Natuurbeschermingswet	3,329	is identical to site	0
Weerribben	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	3,400	protected area overlaps with site	3,400
Weerribben	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3,279	is identical to site	3,383
De Wieden	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	9,400	protected area is adjacent to site	0
De Weerribben	National Park	3,500	protected area contained by site	3,450
De Weerribben	Nature Reserve	3,115	protected area contained by site	3,115

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes	-

For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
other	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
water management	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

For further information about the land-use classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Weerribben. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/1242 on 10/06/2023.