Key Biodiversity Areas

Solvær archipelago (3173)
Norway, Europe

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2014
National site name: Solværøyan
Central coordinates: Latitude: 66.3167, Longitude: 12.5000
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 50
Area of KBA (km2): 122.70376
Protected area coverage (%): 9.17
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes

Site details

Site description: An archipelago of hundreds of islands (maximum size 300 ha), islets, and skerries. The landscape is undulating with a mosaic of rocks and bogs. Parts of the largest islands are cultivated and inhabited.
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.
Additional biodiversity: A very important area for Haliaeetus albicilla in winter.
Delineation rationale: Boundary created in Google Earth.

Habitats

Land use: agriculture
IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal33
Artificial - Terrestrial33
Wetlands(Inland)33

Threats

Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: The area is very vulnerable to oil pollution (`Other' threat). The site is a proposed Nature Reserve.
Threat level 1Threat level 2Threat level 3Timing
Agriculture & aquacultureWood & pulp plantationsSmall-holder plantationsOngoing
Agriculture & aquacultureLivestock farming & ranchingNomadic grazingOngoing
Invasive & other problematic species, genes & diseasesInvasive non-native/alien species/diseasesNamed speciesOngoing
Human intrusions & disturbanceRecreational activitiesOngoing
Residential & commercial developmentCommercial & industrial areasOngoing
Climate change & severe weatherStorms & floodingOngoing