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Summary of IPA dataIPAs <strong>and</strong> Key Biodiversity AreasImportant Bird Areas (IBAs) <strong>and</strong> Prime Butterfly Areas (PBAs) like Important Plant Areas(IPAs) are not <strong>in</strong> themselves legal site designations.There is a significant overlap betweenthese sites <strong>and</strong> any future conservation action <strong>and</strong> policy should recognise the highoverall biodiversity value of these sites.Total IPAs IBAs which are also PBAs which are alsoIPAs (total IBAs) IPAs (total PBAs)Belarus 10 4 (19) 2 (7)Czech Republic 75 3 (16) 3 (15)Estonia 107 8 (52) 3 (7)Pol<strong>and</strong> 109 31 (89) 4 (16)Romania 274 9 (44) 5 (16)Slovakia 154 14 (32) 9 (13)Slovenia 57 10 (14) 10 (20)T<strong>hr</strong>eats: t<strong>hr</strong>eats to IPAs, either to the site as a whole or to qualify<strong>in</strong>g species or habitats,were assessed for their extent, potential damage <strong>and</strong> timescale, to produce a t<strong>hr</strong>eatrat<strong>in</strong>g of ‘high’,‘medium’ or ‘low’. Details of t<strong>hr</strong>eat rat<strong>in</strong>g are given <strong>in</strong> the IPA Site SelectionManual for Europe (Anderson, 2002).The table <strong>and</strong> graph below highlight the factorst<strong>hr</strong>eaten<strong>in</strong>g IPAs <strong>and</strong> their t<strong>hr</strong>eat rat<strong>in</strong>g. Details of the t<strong>hr</strong>eats breakdown for eachcountry are given <strong>in</strong> Section 5.Key t<strong>hr</strong>eats to IPAsFlood<strong>in</strong>g, often made worse by changes <strong>in</strong> l<strong>and</strong> use, presents aserious t<strong>hr</strong>eat to many IPAs.27
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