Current view: Data table and detailed info
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| - |
De Maten |
Nature Reserve (-) |
36 |
| 1982 |
De Maten
|
Erkend natuurreservaat (IV) |
37 |
| 1988 |
De Maten
|
Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IV) |
94 |
| 1990 |
openbaar bos Limburg
|
Openbaar bos (VI) |
6 |
| 2002 |
De Maten
|
Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (IV) |
89 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Wetlands (inland) |
30 |
Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation; Fens, transition mires and springs |
| Shrubland |
25 |
Heathland |
| Artificial/Terrestrial |
20 |
Arable land |
| Forest |
20 |
Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest |
| Grassland |
5 |
|
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| agriculture |
30 |
| nature conservation and research |
30 |
| fisheries/aquaculture |
15 |
| urban/industrial/transport |
10 |
| tourism/recreation |
10 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: De Maten (Belgium). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/de-maten-iba-belgium on 24/12/2024.
