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The site was identified as important 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:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	LC	breeding	2011-2015	800 breeding pairs	B3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Pollution	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	high

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	De Weerribben	Nature Reserve	94
1980	Weerribben	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
1986	Weerribben	Natuurbeschermingswet	100
1992	De Weerribben	National Park	100
1994	Weerribben	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
1998	Weerribben	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2009	Weerribben-Wieden	Nationaal Park	98

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	47
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	33
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes	20

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
water management	100
nature conservation and research	90
hunting	60
tourism/recreation	32
fisheries/aquaculture	30
other	25
agriculture	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Weerribben (Netherlands). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/weerribben-iba-netherlands on 23/11/2024.