Naardermeer (1252)
Netherlands, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2016
National site name: Naardermeer
Central coordinates: Latitude: 52.3000, Longitude: 5.1167
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): -2 00
Area of KBA (km2): 11.27488
Protected area coverage (%): 100.00
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: A complex of shallow freshwater lakes, pools and canals (former peat-workings), fens, reedbeds and swamp-forest, surrounded by improved grassland which is being converted to wet meadows and marshland. The site is located alongside the Amsterdam to Bussum railway.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard.
Delineation rationale: 9 March 2017: area edited. Now equal to the designated Special Protection Area (Birds Directive).
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (20%) | nature conservation and research (94%) | water management (100%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 17 | |
| Wetlands(Inland) | 43 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 40 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Nutrient pollution of wetlands is a problem (`Other' threat), as is the abstraction of water to supply lower-lying agricultural polders. The restoration of marshland (formerly agricultural grassland) will enable a link to be made between this site and the Ankeveense Plassen marsh area (the northern part of site 073) in the near future.