Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A wetland in the highlands, by Eyjabakkajökull in Vatnajökul glacier, with extensive sedge marshes (
Carex,
Eriophorum). The ownership of the highlands is not resolved, but farmers hold grazing and fishing rights in the area.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The area is under serious threat of submersion; the planned construction of a hydroelectric power-station in Jökulsá á Fljótsdal has already been approved by the Althingi (national legislature), and this will require a reservoir that will completely cover the Eyjabakki IBA. The IBA is on the list of sites of conservation interest in the Nature Conservation Register.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður (Iceland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vatnajökulsþjóðgarður-iba-iceland on 27/11/2024.
