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Section 1Key statistics on IPA species and habitats:Criterion A: threatened speciesIn the seven partner countries a total of 518 species qualified under Criterion A, asglobally threatened, European threatened, or threatened national endemics and limitedrange species.641 of the 796 IPAs (81%) contain Criterion A species, with a total of 3846 records forthreatened species at IPAs.98 IPAs (12%) contain Ai, globally threatened species548 IPAs (69%) contain Aii, European threatened species147 IPAs (18%) contain Aiii, threatened national endemic species203 IPAs (26%) contain Aiv, threatened near endemic or limited range species149 species have only one site identified in any country so far, and 328 species have lessthan ten sites identified in all of the partner countries.86 IPAs contain threatened (Criterion A) bryophyte species, 20 IPAs contain threatened(Criterion A) fungi species, and 24 IPAs contain threatened (Criterion A) lichen species.Criterion B: botanical richness209 IPAs (26%) were assessed for Criterion B, botanical richness.Criterion C: threatened habitatsIn the seven partner countries 215 Criterion C habitats from the annexes of theHabitats Directive and the Bern Convention were used in this project. Prioritythreatened habitats (Ci) are those defined as priority in the EU Habitats Directive.656 of the 796 IPAs (82%) contain Criterion C threatened habitats with a total of 4575records of C habitats at sites.494 IPAs (62%) contain Ci (priority threatened habitats)620 IPAs (78%) contain Cii (threatened habitats)20 Criterion C habitats have only one site recorded in any of the countries, and 80Criterion C habitats have less than ten sites recorded in all of the partner countries.BRANO MOLNARGeneral habitats at IPAsIn the seven partner countries, forest and grassland are the most common habitats atIPAs, occurring at 68% and 65% of IPAs. Mire, bog and fen are major components of 31%of IPAs, and inland water is a significant feature at 30% of IPAs. Heath and scrub occur at22% of IPAs, inland rocky at 16% of IPAs, coastal habitats occur at 7% of IPAs and marinehabitats at 2% of IPAs. Cultivated areas and constructed areas occur as a small part of31% and 22% of IPAs.Land use and ownership at IPAsAs many of the IPAs occur on existing protected areas, nature conservation andresearch is a major land use at over half of IPAs. Forestry activities occur at 46% of IPAs,animal grazing takes place at 34% of IPAs and haymaking for livestock at 14% of IPAs.Agriculture (grazing 34%, arable 14%, mixed 14%) is a significant land use at IPAs.Wildplant harvesting also takes place at 13% of IPAs.Almost half of IPAs are owned by state organisations (state 46%, municipal 23 military1%). Many IPAs are also privately owned (private 24%, religious group 1%). In thepartner countries 2% of IPAs are owned by conservation organisations.A third of IPAshave mixed ownership or the ownership is unknown.14