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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A mountain area in the central Apennines, south-east of the town of Isernia. Habitats include extensive broadleaved woodlands (oak
Quercus, beech
Fagus), rocky areas, agricultural land, and a karstic lake, Lago del Matese (500 ha). The main land-uses are forestry and agriculture.
An important site for breeding birds of prey.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The site is threatened mainly by the building of new infrastructure (roads and a dam) and new tourist resorts, especially for winter sports. There have been studies on shrikes
Lanius.
National Partial
International None25,000 ha of IBA covered by Regional Park (Matese, 25,000 ha). 1,650 ha of IBA covered by Private Reserve (Monte Mutria, 1,650 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Matese (Italy). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/matese-iba-italy on 23/12/2024.
