2.1. Criteria for Attribution of Particular Status to Core Areas with Natural And Semi-Natural Ecosystem Cover
Each criterion among those listed below presents sufficient
argument for the attribution of an area to an appropriate level, if content of
the criterion allows this and in the absence of a complex estimate.
Criteria application entails categorisation of an area at a
particular rank on the basis of a generalized procedure, which should be
described as methodological guidelines at the stage of concept development.
Areas can be categorised at the international level if they:
I-1) meet the criteria of the
RAMSAR Convention
(Criteria 1-8, 2000 version);
I-2) has exceptionally high concentration of plant
or animal species (including species corresponding to the Red Data List of
Moldova and similar documents of supra-national level), as far as can be
determined using methods that include estimate objectivisation; for example,
when the index of species diversity of vascular plants is 374 and above;
I-3) are outstanding examples of unique (endemic)
ecosystems or communities;
I-4) are areas of European and global importance,
categorised on the basis of criteria for identifying
Important Bird Areas (IBAs),
if there is a possibility of supplementary justification to prove special
importance for the maintenance of other elements of biological and landscape
diversity;
I-5) areas having a special combination of
components of biological and landscape diversity, as well as internationally
recognized objects of cultural and historical heritage.
Areas of national level can comprise:
N-1) supporting ecosystems providing favourable
conditions for the reproduction of 6 or more bird species, or 4 or more mammal
species, or 3 or more amphibians and reptiles, listed in the Red Data List of
Moldova or, 5.5 x k1 or more bird species, 3 x k or more mammals, or 2 x k or
more amphibians and reptiles, listed in the Operational Checklist of the
present document;
N-2) supporting ecosystems providing favourable
conditions for over 9 bird species2, listed in the Red Data List of Moldova or
over 10 species of the Bonn Convention, which regularly make use of these
ecosystems on their seasonal migrations;
N-3) supporting ecosystems providing favourable
conditions for over 8 reptile species, or 40% or more of bird species, mammals
or vascular plants occurring in the Republic of Moldova;
N-4) areas providing habitats for 9 x k and more
species, or more than 4.5 x k % of the Operational Checklist of Insects of the
present document, or over 13 % of insects, listed in the Red Data List of the
Republic Moldova;
N-5) areas that serve as a main habitat (over 25 %
of a population) for one animal species in the Red Data List of Moldova
(categories CR, EN, VU) or of the Operational Checklist of the present
document;
N-6) areas that are one of below 4 habitats of one
species in the Red List Data Book (categories CR, EN, VU) or in the
Operational Checklist of the present document;
N-7) areas which hold over 9 % plant species, listed
in the Red Data List of Moldova3;
N-8) areas holding a significant number of rare
plant associations4;
N-9) areas serving as one of 4 or less most
important sites having significant populations of a plant species, listed in
the Red Data List of Moldova or in the Operational Checklist of the present
document5;
N-10) territories that potentially can hold endemic
plant associations, which are not listed internationally;
N-11) sites of high concentration of plant or animal
species (including species which correspond to categories in the Red Data List
of Moldova and analogous documents of supra-national level, as well as the
species in the Operational Checklists of the present document, - which is
determined by methods including procedures for objective selection. For
example, when the value of the concentration index of species diversity of
vascular plants = 192-373;
N-12) sites holding ecosystems with especially high
biological diversity of monitored taxa and groups6, determined by the methods
that ensure objective estimation;
N-13) wetland habitats holding, on a regular basis,
over 5000 individuals or over 50% species of waterfowl during breeding or over
wintering;
N-14) internationally recognized landscapes and
landscape elements presenting natural and historical value with an area over
25 ha;
N-15) forest Genetic Reserves of indigenous tree
species situated outside other components of the Eco-Network at the national
level;
N-16) territories that do not meet any of the
aforementioned criteria to a full extent but by their totality match the
habitats meeting these criteria, e.g. (1) when a site holds over 11 species of
all classes listed in the Red Data List of Moldova or over 8.5 x k1 species
from the Operational Checklist, or (2) when correspondence is acknowledged by
an expert group during a programme on targeting habitat types and ecological
networks.
Zonal level areas comprise:
Z-1) the most valuable areas at the local level
where an area at national level has not been identified within the appropriate
biogeographical region;
Z-2) wetland habitats meeting one criterion that
illustrates show their significance for maintaining the flora and fauna of a
biogeographical region, irrespective of the relatively azonal nature of
wetland ecosystems.
Local level areas can include:
L-1) supporting ecosystems that provide favourable
conditions for breeding of 3-5 bird species, or 2-3 mammals, or 2 species of
amphibians and reptilians, listed in the Red Data List of Moldova, or (2.5-5)
x k bird species, (1.5-2.5) x k mammal or over (1-1.5) x k species of
amphibians and reptiles, listed in the Operational Checklist in the present
document, or at least 1 species in the Operational Checklist, if it is listed
as threatened globally or in Europe;
L-2) supporting ecosystems that provide favourable
conditions for 3-8 bird species7, listed in the Red Data List of Moldova or 4-9
Bonn Convention species, which on a regular basis pass through these ecosystem
during spring or autumn migration;
L-3) supporting ecosystems providing favourable
conditions for 4-7 reptile species, or 7-39 % species of birds, or mammals, or
vascular plants, occurring in the Republic of Moldova;
L-4) sites providing habitats for 2.5 x k - 8.5 x k
species, or 2 x k - 6.5 x k % from the Operational Checklists of insects of
the present document, or 3-9 % of insects, listed in the Red Data List of
Moldova;
L-5) sites serving as main habitats (over 10 % of
population) of an animal species listed in the Red Data List of Moldova under
categories CR, EN, VU;
L-6) sites that hold from 3 to 9 % of plant species,
listed in the Red Data List of Moldova8;
L-7) sites holding rare plant associations9.
L-8) Territories that maintain some unique (endemic)
components of plants, which were listed at a higher level;
L-9) sites where plant or animal species (including
species are concentrated which correspond to the categories of the Red Data
List of Moldova and analogous supra-national documents, as well as from the
Operational Checklist of the present document, determined by methods that
ensure estimate objectivization, e.g., of the index value of concentration of
species diversity of vascular plants of 14-191;
L-10) sites supporting (holding) significant
biological diversity of resource or other monitoring taxa and groups10, which
determined by the methods, ensure estimate objectivization;
L-11) wetland habitats holding over 20 % water
birds;
L-12) the largest 4 stable forest areas, of
predominantly seed origin, of any indigenous tree species where such areas are
identified;
L-13) sites comprising compact groups of over 12
secular trees, situated outside other components of the Eco-Network;
L-14) landscapes and landscape elements having
natural and historical value, not listed under higher level categories;
L-15) areas not meeting either of the aforementioned
criteria to a full extent, but the totality of features make them equal to the
habitats that meet these criteria, e.g. (1) they hold 4-10 species of
terrestrial vertebrate of all classes from the Red Data List of Moldova or
5-16 of the Operational Checklist, or (2) the value was confirmed by an expert
group during a programme of targeting habitat types and ecological networks.
1 k –
coefficient, accepted for this state of Operational checklists and the state-of-art
data concerning the estimated areas.
2 The
criterion can be supplemented with indicatory data for Chiropterans.
3 The
criteria lacks references to the Operational Checklist because of data scarcity.
4 The
criteria lacks references to the Operational Checklist because of data scarcity.
5 The
criteria need prospective development due to the shortage of data or methodological
means.
6 The
criteria need prospective development due to the shortage of data or methodological
means.
7 Criteria
can be supplemented with indicatory data on bats (Chiroptera).
8 The
criterion lacks referencing to the Operational Checklist due to the scarcity
of data.
9 The
criterion needs prospective development because of shortage of data or an appropriate
methodology.
10 The
criterion needs prospective development because of shortage of data or an appropriate
methodology.
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