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MethodologyIPA site selection criteriaCriterionA(i)(threatened species)A(ii)(threatened species)A(iii)(threatened species)DescriptionSite contains globally threatenedspeciesSite contains regionally (European)threatened speciesSite contains national endemicspecies with demonstrable threatnot covered by A(i) or A(ii)Site contains near endemic/limitedrange species with demonstrablethreat not covered by A(i) or A(ii)ThresholdAll sites known, thought or inferredto contain 5% or more of thenational population can be selected,or the 5 1 ‘best’ sites, whichever isthe most appropriate.NotesSpecies must be listed as‘threatened’* on IUCN globalred listsSpecies must be listed as‘threatened’* on EuropeanIUCN red list; or HabitatsDirective Annexes IIb & IVb;orBern Convention Appendix ISpecies must be listed asnational endemic (on anyrecognised list or publication)and ‘threatened’* on nationalred listsSpecies must be listed as nearendemic/ limited range (on anyrecognised list or publication) and‘threatened’* on national redlistsSpecies richness based onnationally created list ofindicator species created foreach habitat type and from thefollowing types of species:characteristic species and/orendemic species and /ornationally rare and scarcespecies (where the endemicand rare and scarce species arenumerous and/or arecharacteristic for the habitat)Defined Habitat Type taken aslevel 2 (generic) habitat types inEUNIS (e.g. D1 raised & blanketbogs; G1 broad-leaveddeciduous forests; E1 drygrasslands)A(iv)(threatened species)1(In exceptional cases, for examplewhere there are less than 10 sitesin the entire country or there arebetween 5-10 large populations of aspecies, up to 10 sites can beselected)(populations must be viable orthere is a hope that they can bereturned to viability throughconservation measures)B(botanical richness)Site contains high number ofspecies within a range of definedhabitat typesUp to 10% of the national resource(area) of level 2 EUNIS habitattypes, or 5 2 ‘best’ sites, whichever isthe most appropriate.2(In exceptional cases, for examplethere are between 5 and 10exceptionally rich sites for aparticular habitat, up to 10 sites canbe selected for each level 2 habitattype)C(i)Priority threatened habitatsSite contains threatened habitatAll sites known, thought or inferredto contain 5% or more of thenational resource (area) of prioritythreatened habitats can be selected,or a total of 20-60% of the nationalresource, whichever is the mostappropriate.Priority threatened habitats arethose listed as priority onAnnex I of the HabitatsDirective (and anycorresponding habitat from theBern Convention Res. 4)C(ii)Threatened habitatsSite contains threatened habitatAll sites known, thought orinferred to contain 5% or more ofthe national resource (area) can beselected, or the 5 3 ‘best’ sites,whichever is the most appropriate.Threatened habitats are thoselisted on Annex I of theHabitats Directive and the BernConvention Resolution 4, notcovered by C(i)3(In exceptional cases, for examplewhere there are less than 10 sitesin the whole country, or there are5-10 exceptional sites, up to 10sites can be selected)* Criterion A, threatened special must be listed as Critically Engangred (CR), Endangered (EN) or Vulnerable (VU) using the new IUCNcriteria, or Extinct/Endangered (Ex/E),Endangered (E) or Vulnerable (V) using the original IUCN categories (pre 1994).Forest in Slovenia21