Chiemsee and Chiemseemoore (3371)
Germany, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1d
Year of last assessment: 2002
National site name: Chiemsee und Chiemseemoore
Central coordinates: Latitude: 47.8833, Longitude: 12.4500
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 520 to 520
Area of KBA (km2): 133.14879
Protected area coverage (%): 98.77
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: A lake with an area of fen and riverine forest. The lake and its surrounds are intensively used for tourism from May to October, as a fishery all year-round, and also for hunting, forestry and agriculture.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs.
Additional biodiversity: The site holds 20,000 or more waterbirds in winter on a regular basis.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (5%) | fisheries/aquaculture (80%) | forestry (5%) | hunting (70%) | nature conservation and research (10%) | tourism/recreation (80%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands(Inland) | 95 | |
| Forest | 5 |