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Naardermeer


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2016 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
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea LC breeding 2011-2015 62-79 breeding pairs C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.


IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2016. The most recent assessment (2017) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2017 favourable not assessed low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes population good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species Reference Actual Units % remaining Result
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 60 62 breeding pairs 100 favourable

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas Management plan Other action Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun Unknown low

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1980 Naardermeer Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 67
1986 Naardermeer Natuurbeschermingswet 100
1994 Naardermeer Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 100
1998 Naardermeer Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation 43
Artificial/Terrestrial Highly improved re-seeded landscapes 40
Forest Alluvial and very wet forest 17
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
water management 100
nature conservation and research 94
agriculture 20


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Naardermeer (Netherlands). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/naardermeer-iba-netherlands on 23/11/2024.