Important Birds Areas - IBAs

Important Bird Areas or IBAs are areas that play a key role in safeguarding birds and biodiversity, the identification of which is part of a global project, curated by BirdLife International. The IBA project arises from the need to identify homogeneous and standardized criteria for the designation of SPAs. The IBAs were used to assess the adequacy of the national SPA networks designated in the Member States. To be recognized as an IBA, a site must have at least one of the following characteristics: to host a significant number of individuals from one or more globally threatened species; be part of a typology of areas important for the conservation of particular species (eg wetlands); be an area where a particularly large number of migrating birds are concentrated.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

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Original title
Original abstract
Topic category
  • protected_areas
Sub category International Protected Areas
Resource language Italian
Domain area
  • worldwide
Owner BirdLife International
Provider BirdLife International
Data portal BirdLife International
Presentation form Map (map represented in raster or vector form)
Spatial representation Vector - polygon
Coordinate reference system FIXME
Web services
    Derives from
    Derived datasets
    Successor of
    Predecessor of
    Temporal extent
    Spatial extent
    Data accessibility
    Validation level
    Additional information If the link is not working, go to http://www.pcn.minambiente.it/geoportal/ and selected the indicator under right column under "Catalog"
    Metadata completeness
    Notes

    Additional info - MSP - Environment

    Species, habitats, ecosystems, pressures

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    MSFD Classes
      MSFD Descriptors/Criteria
        Non MSFD Classes
          WFD

            Additional info - MSP - Oceanographic and CC

            Physics, biochemistry, EOV, ECV

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            Variables

              Additional info - MSP - Conservation

              Protected areas, OECM, IBA, EBSA, CCH, IMMA, ...

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              Types Recognised areas of protection/conservation value
              Zonation No

              Additional info - MSP - Maritime activities

              Aquaculture, fishing, transport, energy, ...

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              Activity types

                Additional info - MSP - Coastal & Land use and planning

                Land use, land cover, planning (strategic, coordination, operational)

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                Types

                  Additional info - MSP - Socio-economic

                  Living and non-living resources, shipping, tourism, energy, ...

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                  Activity types
                    Value types
                      Categories

                      Additional info - MSP - Ecosystem Services

                      Provisioning, regulation & maintenance, cultural

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                      CICES classes

                        Additional info - MSP - Legal, Governance & Planning

                        Strategic, legislation, planning, administrative, enforcement

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                        Themes
                          Functions
                            Who is in charge?

                            Additional info - MSP - Relevance

                            Relevance of the dataset / resource in supporting the MSP process at different spatial scales and temporal frames

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                            Relevance (spatial and temporal)
                            • International - present - High
                            • International - future - High
                            • National - present - High
                            • National - future - High
                            • Sub-area - present - High
                            • Sub-area - future - High
                            • Local - present - High
                            • Local - future - High