DE194
Rhön Biosphere Reserve


Site description (2000 baseline):

Site location and context
A diverse subalpine area with semi-natural forests, grassland, large fens, springs, rivers and streams



Key biodiversity
This is an important site for woodland, heathland and wetland birds.



Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
There are programmes to encourage non-intensive land-use and low-impact tourism.



Protected areas
National None International PartialIBA overlaps with Biosphere Reserve.




Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rhön Biosphere Reserve (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rhön-biosphere-reserve-iba-germany on 22/12/2024.