Key Biodiversity Areas

Sandomierz Forest (27358)
Poland, Europe

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2010
National site name: Puszcza Sandomierska
Central coordinates: Latitude: 50.3667, Longitude: 21.8500
System: terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 1291.66136
Protected area coverage (%): 99.31
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


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.

Threats


Threat level 1Threat level 2Threat level 3Timing
Agriculture & aquacultureAnnual & perennial non-timber cropsSmall-holder farmingOngoing
Agriculture & aquacultureLivestock farming & ranchingSmall-holder grazing, ranching or farmingOnly in the past and unlikely to return
Natural system modificationsFire & fire suppressionIncrease in fire frequency/intensityOnly in the past and unlikely to return
Agriculture & aquacultureWood & pulp plantationsSmall-holder plantationsOnly in the past and unlikely to return
Agriculture & aquacultureAnnual & perennial non-timber cropsSmall-holder farmingOnly in the past and unlikely to return
Biological resource useGathering terrestrial plantsUnintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target)Only in the past and unlikely to return
Agriculture & aquacultureMarine & freshwater aquacultureSubsistence/artisinal aquacultureOngoing
Natural system modificationsDams & water management/useDams (size unknown)Ongoing
Biological resource useHunting & collecting terrestrial animalsIntentional use (species being assessed is the target)Ongoing
PollutionDomestic & urban waste waterType Unknown/UnrecordedOngoing
Natural system modificationsOther ecosystem modificationsOngoing
Residential & commercial developmentHousing & urban areasOngoing