An area of forest-tundra and tundra near the town of Nikel.
Key biodiversity
Habitat and land use
The IBA is located very close to Monchegorsk industrial centre, and as a result parts of the site suffer the large negative influences of pollution from the ores industry.Forest fires can be a problem.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lapland Biosphere Reserve. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 28/06/2022.