Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse (722)
Belgium, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse
Central coordinates: Latitude: 50.0833, Longitude: 4.4667
System: terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 838.65481
Protected area coverage (%): 38.99
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: An exceptionally varied zone including parts of the Fagen, Calestienne and Ardennes with semi-natural humid grasslands, dry calcareous grasslands and deciduous woodlands.
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: Species listed on Annex I of the EC Birds Directive occurring on passage or in winter include Phalacrocorax carbo, Egretta alba, Ciconia ciconia, Falco peregrinus, Falco columbarius, Pandion haliaetus, Pluvialis apricaria, Sterna hirundo and Chlidonias niger.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (30%) | fisheries/aquaculture (1%) | forestry (60%) | hunting (90%) | nature conservation and research (1%) | tourism/recreation | urban/industrial/transport (5%) | water management (1%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Caves & Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic) | 5 | |
| Rocky Areas(e.g., inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | 5 | |
| Wetlands(Inland) | 5 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 34 | |
| Forest | 38 | |
| Grassland | 5 | |
| Shrubland | 5 |