Vlasina (3128)
Serbia, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2009
National site name: Vlasina
Central coordinates: Latitude: 42.6505, Longitude: 22.3282
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 900 to 1874
Area of KBA (km2): 269.81121
Protected area coverage (%): 55.76
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The area of Vlasina is situated in the far south-east of Serbia, bordering in a smaller extent with state borders of Bulgaria and North Macedonia in the south. The most dominant landscape feature is the artificial accumulation Vlasina Lake with it's floating peat islands, surrounding peat bogs, wet meadows and numerous streams, followed by numerous surrounding mountain tops with pastures (Vardenik, Čemernik) and open rock habitats (Besna Kobila), as well as beech and birch forests. The IBA is located within municipality borders of Crna Trava, Surdulica, Bosilegrad, Trgovište and Vranjska Banja.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance because it meets one or more previously established criteria and thresholds for identifying sites of biodiversity importance (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and Key Biodiversity Areas)
Delineation rationale: 2014-10-14 (BL Secretariat): following Puzović (2009), site area changed from 22000 ha to 26984 ha; coordinates changed from 42.683N 22.367E to 42°39'2'N 22°21'41'E.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (70%) | fisheries/aquaculture (30%) | forestry (40%) | hunting (90%) | tourism/recreation (50%) | urban/industrial/transport (5%) | water management (30%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands(Inland) | 25 | |
| Grassland | 30 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 15 | |
| Forest | 25 | |
| Shrubland | 5 |