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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A large area of the central-southern Alps, with all the typical mountain habitats, and where coniferous woodlands, alpine grasslands and rocky areas predominate. The main land-use is nature conservation (National Park). The main human activities are tourism, nature conservation, forestry and cattle-rearing.
The area is important for gamebirds, raptors and five out of the 10 species of the Eurasian high-montane biome.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The most important threats are posed by the abandonment of mountain pastures, the building of tourist resorts, intensified forest management, and the poor management of the National Park, due to the lack of funds and a management plan, and its division into three parts managed by three different public bodies (`Other' threat).
National High
International Partial134,621 ha of IBA covered by National Park (Stelvio, 148,271 ha). 62,824 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio (the part in Lombardia), 62,824 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Stelvio National Park (Italy). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/stelvio-national-park-iba-italy on 23/12/2024.
