important plant areas in central and eastern europe - Plantlife
important plant areas in central and eastern europe - Plantlife
important plant areas in central and eastern europe - Plantlife
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Summary of IPA data<br />
IPAs <strong>and</strong> Key Biodiversity Areas<br />
Important Bird Areas (IBAs) <strong>and</strong> Prime Butterfly Areas (PBAs) like Important Plant Areas<br />
(IPAs) are not <strong>in</strong> themselves legal site designations.There is a significant overlap between<br />
these sites <strong>and</strong> any future conservation action <strong>and</strong> policy should recognise the high<br />
overall biodiversity value of these sites.<br />
Total IPAs IBAs which are also PBAs which are also<br />
IPAs (total IBAs) IPAs (total PBAs)<br />
Belarus 10 4 (19) 2 (7)<br />
Czech Republic 75 3 (16) 3 (15)<br />
Estonia 107 8 (52) 3 (7)<br />
Pol<strong>and</strong> 109 31 (89) 4 (16)<br />
Romania 274 9 (44) 5 (16)<br />
Slovakia 154 14 (32) 9 (13)<br />
Slovenia 57 10 (14) 10 (20)<br />
Threats: threats to IPAs, either to the site as a whole or to qualify<strong>in</strong>g species or habitats,<br />
were assessed for their extent, potential damage <strong>and</strong> timescale, to produce a threat<br />
rat<strong>in</strong>g of ‘high’,‘medium’ or ‘low’. Details of threat rat<strong>in</strong>g are given <strong>in</strong> the IPA Site Selection<br />
Manual for Europe (Anderson, 2002).The table <strong>and</strong> graph below highlight the factors<br />
threaten<strong>in</strong>g IPAs <strong>and</strong> their threat rat<strong>in</strong>g. Details of the threats breakdown for each<br />
country are given <strong>in</strong> Section 5.<br />
Key threats to IPAs<br />
Flood<strong>in</strong>g, often made worse by changes <strong>in</strong> l<strong>and</strong> use, presents a<br />
serious threat to many IPAs.<br />
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