Current view: Data table and detailed info
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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:
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2016. The most recent assessment (2018) is shown below.
IBA conservation assessment |
Year of assessment |
State |
Pressure |
Response |
2018 |
not assessed |
very high |
low |
Whole site assessed? |
State assessed by |
Accuracy of information |
|
yes |
unset |
medium |
|
Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
- |
Spiegelplas |
Nature Reserve (-) |
<1 |
- |
Tienhovense Plassen |
Nature Reserve (-) |
3 |
- |
Wijde Blik
|
Nature Reserve with Management Subsidy (-) |
<1 |
- |
Polder Mijnden
|
Nature Conservation Law (-) |
1 |
- |
Horstermeerpolder II |
Nature Reserve (-) |
1 |
- |
Ankeveense Plassen |
Nature Reserve (-) |
9 |
- |
Het Hol, Kortenhoef |
Nature Reserve (-) |
3 |
- |
Horstermeerpolder |
Nature Reserve (-) |
1 |
- |
Kortenhoefse Plassen |
Nature Reserve (-) |
5 |
- |
Loosdrechtse Plassen |
Nature Reserve (-) |
7 |
1986 |
Weerribben
|
Natuurbeschermingswet (IV) |
-
|
1991 |
Moerasterrein Loosdrecht |
Natural Monument (-) |
1 |
2004 |
Oostelijke Vechtplassen
|
Natuurbeschermingswet (IV) |
100
|
Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
Wetlands (inland) |
75 |
Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation |
Forest |
20 |
Alluvial and very wet forest |
Artificial/Terrestrial |
5 |
Highly improved re-seeded landscapes |
Land use |
% of IBA |
water management |
100 |
hunting |
80 |
tourism/recreation |
65 |
fisheries/aquaculture |
60 |
nature conservation and research |
27 |
urban/industrial/transport |
8 |
agriculture |
5 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Oostelijke Vechtplassen (Netherlands). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/oostelijke-vechtplassen-iba-netherlands on 23/12/2024.