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The site was identified as important in 2016 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	non-breeding	2011-2015	7,890-15,565 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	non-breeding	2011-2015	26-96 individuals	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	2011-2015	1 breeding pairs	C6

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2016).

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	work and other activities	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

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)
Engbertsdijkvenen II	Natural Monument	110	protected area contained by site	110
Engbertsdijkvenen I	Natural Monument	865	protected area contained by site	865
Engbertsdijksvenen	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	975	protected area overlaps with site	975
Engbertsdijksvenen	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	932	is identical to site	892
Engbertsdijksvenen	Natuurbeschermingswet	998	protected area contains site	954
Engbertsdijksvenen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	998	protected area contains site	1,024

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Mixed woodland	-
Shrubland	Heathland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Raised bogs	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
water management	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Engbertsdijksvenen. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/engbertsdijksvenen-iba-netherlands on 03/12/2023.