Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Goosander Mergus merganser | LC | resident | 1996 | 65-75 breeding pairs | B1i |
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus | LC | winter | 1998 | 2,000-7,000 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
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Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
2014 | high | not assessed | medium |
Was the whole site covered? | Yes | State assessed by | unset |
Accuracy of information | medium |
Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
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Threat Level 1 | Threat Level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Human intrusions and disturbance | recreational activities | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
Human intrusions and disturbance | work and other activities | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
Natural system modifications | dams & water management/use - large dams | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | medium |
Residential and commercial development | housing and urban areas | likely in short term (within 4 years) | whole area/population (>90%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Residential and commercial development | tourism and recreation areas | likely in short term (within 4 years) | whole area/population (>90%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Transportation and service corridors | roads and railroads | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | some of area/population (10-49%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
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Conservation Designation | Management Planning | 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 | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | medium |
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Rive gauche du Petit-Lac (GE) | Bundesinventar der Wasser- und Zugvogelreservate von internationaler und nationaler Bedeutung | 636 | protected area contained by site | 635 |
Rive droite du Petit-Lac (GE, VD) | Bundesinventar der Wasser- und Zugvogelreservate von internationaler und nationaler Bedeutung | 642 | protected area contained by site | 332 |
Rhône-Verbois (GE) | Bundesinventar der Wasser- und Zugvogelreservate von internationaler und nationaler Bedeutung | 1,934 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Pointe à la Bise | Bundesinventar der Amphibienlaichgebiete von nationaler Bedeutung | 55 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Mies / Versoix | Federal Inventory of Reserves for Waterbirds and Migratory Birds of International and National Imp. | 310 | protected area contained by site | 310 |
Le Rhône genevois-Vallons de l'Allondon et de La Laire | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 1,929 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Le Rhone genevois - Vallons de l Allondon et de la Laire | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 1,929 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Complexe alluvial du Rhône genevois | Smaragd-Gebiete | 2,628 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Urban parks and gardens, Other urban and industrial areas | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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fisheries/aquaculture | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lake Geneva: Versoix and Hermance to Geneva. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 30/01/2023.