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EstoniaEstoniaBy Mart Külvik, Anneli Palo, Ülle Kukk, Ene Hurt,Tiiu Kull,Erast Parmasto, Kai Vellak, Elle Roosaluste, Inga Jüriado, Irja SaarEstonia covers just over 45,000 km 2 in north-east Europe, on theshores of the Baltic Sea. Estonia borders Russia and Latvia andhas one biogeographical zone, the Boreal. Estonia’s natural andsemi-natural vegetation consists mainly of forest, mires, grasslandsand coastal habitats.The Alvar forests and Alvar meadows arecharacteristic habitat types of the north-western and westernpart of Estonia and the Baltic Islands. Estonia joined the EU inMay 2004 and is also a member of the Council of Europe.Estonian IPAsIPA national teamNational Coordinating Organisation:The Environmental Protection Institute,TartuNational Coordinator: Mart KülvikNational team organisations:(full details of the national team are givenin the acknowledgements)Environmental Protection Institute,Estonian Agricultural University; Instituteof Zoology and Botany, EstonianAgricultural University; Institute of Botanyand Ecology, University of TartuOther contributing organisations:Ministry of the Environment, Estonia;Estonian Marine Institute, University ofTartu;Wildlife EstoniaIPA summary statisticsTotal number of IPAs: 108Area of IPAs (ha): 286,084No/Area of IPAs in protected areas (all or part): 103 IPAsBiogeographical zones: Boreal (108)Criteria listsCriterion A = 48 speciesAi/Aii (1),Aii (45),Aiii (0),Aiv (2); Habitats Directive (23), Bern (18)Vascular plants (21), Bryophytes (8), Lichens (4), Fungi (15),Algae (0)Criterion B–25EUNIS level 2 habitats assessed for botanical richnessCriterion C=58habitatsCi (17), Cii (41); Habitats Directive (58), Bern Convention (not applied)43