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The site was identified as important 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:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage	1997	50-200 individuals	C2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2018) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1974	Laidaure	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
1995	Ultevis Fjällurskog	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	20
1995	Sarek	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	8
1996	Laponian Area	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	71
1996	Laidauredeltat	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	36
1999	Laidauredeltat	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	36
2000	Ultevis fjällurskog	Naturreservat	20
2000	Aktse	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2017	Sarek	Nationalpark	7

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater	80
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland	20

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	85
tourism/recreation	10
fisheries/aquaculture	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Laidaure (Sweden). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-laidaure-iba-sweden on 23/11/2024.