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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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	breeding	1995	80 breeding pairs	B1i, C3
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage	1995	1,000-3,000 individuals	B1i, C3

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 (2010) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Greylag Goose Anser anser	80	150	individuals	100	favourable
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	1,000	850	individuals	85	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	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)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1996	Lapväärtin kosteikot	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	55
1997	Härkmerifjärden 1 (Ånäsholmen)	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	<1
1998	Lapväärtin kosteikot	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	55
2004	Bird Wetlands of Lapväärtti	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	60
2006	Härkmeren kosteikot ja saaristo	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	49
2008	Lapväärtin kosteikot	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	2
2011	Härkmerifjärden 4	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	1
2011	Härkmerifjärden 5	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	<1
2011	Härkmerifjärden 11	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	<1
2011	Härkmerifjärden 8	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	<1
2011	Härkmerifjärden 12	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	-
2011	Härkmerifjärden 9	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	<1
2011	Härkmerifjärden 10	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	<1
2011	Härkmerifjärden 7	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	<1
2014	Mäenrinne	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	60
unknown	40

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lapväärti wetlands (Finland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lapväärti-wetlands-iba-finland on 22/11/2024.