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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
IntroductionDANA TURONOVAThreats to IPAsThe top threats to IPAs in the seven partner countries are poor forestry practices,tourist development, agricultural intensification, land abandonment, transport and urbandevelopment, poor water management systems, habitat fragmentation, invasive speciesand eutrophication.poor forestry practices threaten 44% of IPAs (intensified forest management 27%,afforestation 20%, deforestation 16%)tourist and recreation development threatens 38% of IPAsagricultural intensification or expansion threatens 29% of IPAs (grazing 16%, general11%, arable 9%)land abandonment threatens 28% of IPAsdevelopment, transport, infrastructure, urban and industrial, threatens 25% of IPAspoor water management systems threaten 22% of IPAs (general 15%, drainage 7%,dredging and canalisation 4%)habitat fragmentation threatens 21% of IPAsthe consequences of invasive plant species threaten 18% of IPAseutrophication (nutrient enrichment) threatens 15% of IPAsFungi and lower plants are also importantgroups in IPA identification.The most significant threats to IPAs are consistent in the seven partner countries.Unsustainable tourism, land abandonment and agricultural practices, poor forestrypractices, invasive species control, damaging transport development, and poor watermanagement systems, should be targeted at the national and regional level throughpolicy and funding initiatives.Protection and management of IPAs626 IPAS (79%) have some form of legal protection, either completely or partiallycovering the site.170 IPAs (21%) currently have no legal protection.In the five new member states of the EU, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Poland, Slovakiaand Slovenia, 399 IPAs out of a total of 510 IPAs in those countries, have been proposedto the European Commission as Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) under the EUHabitats Directive and will form part of the Natura 2000 network.Although 626 IPAs currently have some form of legal protection it is important to make itclear that there are many different levels of protection and conservation management inprotected areas. Protected area managers may not be aware of the importance of some ofthe plant species and habitats at that site, or there may be insufficient capacity or funding toconserve those species and habitats adequately. Data are being collected on the level ofmanagement plans at IPAs and these data will be used to prioritise conservation action.15
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Page 3 and 4: AcknowledgementsAcademy of Sciences
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Page 11 and 12: IntroductionMONICA SARBUDANKA PETRO
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Page 17 and 18: MethodologyBRANO MOLNARBRANO MOLNAR
Page 19 and 20: MethodologyLichensThere were 34 lic
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Page 23 and 24: IPA databaseThe online IPA database
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Page 43 and 44: EstoniaEstoniaBy Mart Külvik, Anne
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Page 47 and 48: PolandPolandBy Zbigniew MirekPoland
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Page 51 and 52: RomaniaRomaniaBy Anca SârbuRomania
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Page 59 and 60: SlovakiaMethodology summaryCriteria
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SloveniaQualifying criteria for IPA
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IPAs in South East EuropeIPAs in so
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BulgariaPETKO TSVETKOVCriteria and
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CroatiaTONI NIKOLICCriteria and met
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