Lielais and Pemmas bogs (325)
Latvia, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2004
National site name: Lielais un Pemmas purvi
Central coordinates: Latitude: 57.3833, Longitude: 24.8167
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 60 to 80
Area of KBA (km2): 34.77148
Protected area coverage (%): 95.99
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Two large raised bogs surrounded mostly by wet mixed forest. Listed as an IBA since 1994 [4, 5, 1]. Partially protected: there is a 75.5% overlap with Lielais and Pemmes bog restricted nature reserve, a candidate SPA.
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.
Habitats
Land use: forestry | hunting (40%) | tourism/recreation | urban/industrial/transport
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 1 | |
| Shrubland | 29 | |
| Forest | 23 | |
| Wetlands(Inland) | 46 |