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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2014

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population at site	IBA criteria triggered
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	LC	passage	2004-2013	1,000-2,000 individuals	B1i

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

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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - named species	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	dams & water management/use - large dams	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	other ecosystem modifications	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Pollution	air-borne pollutants - smog	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Pollution	excess energy - light pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Pollution	excess energy - noise pollution	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Pollution	garbage & solid waste	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	roads and railroads	happening now	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

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Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Åkersvika	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	424	is identical to site	0
Åkersvika	Naturreservat	428	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Mud flats and sand flats, Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Other urban and industrial areas	-

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Land-use	Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Åkersvika. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/32088 on 07/06/2023.