Valley of River Ems (Germany) IBA | Summary

DE089

Valley of River Ems

Current view: summary

Country/territory: Germany

IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2002)
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Area: 8,487 hectares (84.87 km²)

NABU Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union

Site description (2000 baseline)
Mainly farmland with oxbow lakes, riverine forest and dry grassland.

Key biodiversity
The site regularly holds 20,000 or more waterbirds on passage.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Valley of River Ems (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/valley-of-river-ems-iba-germany on 23/12/2024.