Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park (9103)
Germany, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: B1, D1a
Year of last assessment: 2002
National site name: Schleswig-Holsteinisches Wattenmeer darin enthalten sind die Halligen, der Kniepsand/Amrum, Lister Koog, Rantumbecken, R
Central coordinates: Latitude: 54.4833, Longitude: 8.8167
System: marine, terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 4647.4922
Protected area coverage (%): 98.53
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
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.
Delineation rationale: 2009-10-20 (BL Secretariat): site area increased slightly, from 441000 to 443100 ha, in order to match the official area of the Biosphere Reserve (as recorded in the 2009 version of the World Database of Protected Areas).