important plant areas in central and eastern europe - Plantlife

Macedonia
Criteria and methodology
Criterion A: 102 species,Ai (4),Aii (12),Aiii (34),Aiv (52)
Criterion B: used partially
Criterion C: 54 threatened habitats, Ci (6), Cii (48)
The main challenges in applying the methodology were in the lack of national Red Lists,
the lack of national species on European threat lists, the lack of species, habitat and
vegetation mapping data, the lack of information for many taxonomic groups, such as
fungi, and in general the age of the data.
Protection, threats and conservation issues
Threat assessments were made for each of the IPAs and the results show that poor
forestry management (intensified forest management and deforestation) is a widespread
threat to IPAs, development (recreation, tourism and urban) are also major threats, as
are water extraction and management systems, and agricultural expansion particularly
arable and horticulture.
LUP˘CO MELOVSKI
Nid˘ze (Kajmak˘calan, Belo Grotlo, Zmejca, Dobro Pole) is a cross border IPA with
Greece.
Recommendations
• Completion of national Red List for plants
• Additional research to update plant distribution and habitat data
• Mapping of vegetational units
• Identification of the boundaries of potential IPAs
• Definition of protection status, land ownership and threats for IPAs
• Inclusion of IPAs in sectoral policies
• Raising public awareness
• Capacity building for plant conservation
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