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Site description (2000 baseline):

A river delta on Crete with a mix of grassland, sand-dunes and scrub.

The site is important for passage waterbirds.

The main threats are from tourism, housing developments and hunting. Part of the area is a candidate SAC.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Geropotamos estuary, Crete (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/geropotamos-estuary-crete-iba-greece on 27/12/2024.