List of Ramsar areas in Austria

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Ramsar sites are closed after the 1971 Ramsar Convention protected areas for wetlands of international importance, according to the intention of the international international treaty in particular as a habitat for water and wading birds .

In Austria , 22 areas are designated according to the Ramsar Agreement, with around 1,200 km², that is 1.5% of the area of ​​Austria .

The Ramsar Agreement in Austrian nature conservation law

The agreement, named after the place where the contract was concluded, the Iranian city of Ramsar , is one of the oldest international agreements on environmental protection . Austria has the Akzessionsurkunde backed by 16 December 1982, the Convention including amendments (additions) of (as the 32nd state) and Extraordinary Conference of the Contracting Parties in Regina, Canada, 1987 ( Regina amendments entered into force on May 1 1994), adopted.

A declaration as a Ramsar area is not a protection category in the actual sense, that is, it does not represent any concrete legal handling, but is a "predicate (seal of approval)", the protection itself is on a voluntary basis by the signatory states. Most of the Ramsar areas are therefore also secured by a state protection category , or at least put under protection in principle by environmental law ( ex-lege protection ), in particular moors and watercourses and their immediate edge zones.

The seat of the International Ramsar Secretariat for monitoring the implementation of the Convention and its further development is Gland VD on Lake Geneva. In Austria, where nature conservation at the state level is regulated, are for managing the natural, environmental and landscape protection offices and departments of the countries responsible for the national implementation of which is the Federal Environment Agency (BA) on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture in charge, and in particular the Joint state representative Austria for the Ramsar Agreement , currently (6/2010) DI  Wolfgang Pelikan at the Office of the Burgenland Provincial Government. Every three years, reports on the status of wetland protection are presented at conferences of the contracting states.

List of Ramsar areas

No .: 1st column ... international number, 2nd column ... national number

Location ... federal state , political district ; and coordinate ^(G.)

TRS ... cross-border: Transboundary Ramsar site (in brackets: adjacent, but not referred to as TRS)

Type ... wetland types according to the Ramsar Convention

No.	No.	designation	Location (G.)	ha (fl.)	Type	since	TRS	Notes (sort.)
1979		Autertal / St .. Lorenzener Hochmoor	Carinthia : Feldkirchen	48		Sep 12 2011
1489		Bavarian Wildalm and Wildalmfilz	Tyrol : Kufstein	133		Dec 15, 2004	*	with RG  Bayerische Wildalm ( DE No. 1723 , 7 ha) in Bavaria TRS  Österreichisch-Bayerische Wildalm ( English Austrian-Bavarian Wildalm , 7 Aug 2008)
272		Donau – March – Thaya-Auen (Donau – March-Auen)	Lower Austria : Vienna area, Bruck / Leitha, Gänserndorf, Mistelbach	38,500	MN Ss Xf	December 16, 1982 (Montreux Record: July 4, 1990)	*	with RG  Untere Lobau  (No. 273), Mokrady dolního Podyjí ( CZ No. 635 ) and Moravské luhy ( SK No. 604 ) trilateral TRS  floodplains at the confluence of the March, Thaya and Danube ( English Floodplains of the Morava – Dyje – Danube Confluence ); Parts in LSG  Donau-March-Thaya-Auen ( No. 20 , 20.5 km²); ESG  March – Thaya-Auen ( FFH / GGB AT1202000 , 8,975 ha, VS / BSG AT1202V00 , 14,834 ha), NP  Donau-Auen  ( 1996 , 2,258 ha) or NSG  Untere Marchauen ( No. 8 , 1,223 ha) or WWF- NR  Marchegg (1,100 ha)
864		Hörfeld (Hörfeld-Moor)	Carinthia : St. Veit / Glan; Styria : Murau	137		Oct 30, 1996		also ESG  Hörfeld Moor (Carinthian share) ( AT2103000 , 88 ha) and ESG  NSG Hörfeld (Styria,  AT2207000 , 47 ha), as well as NSG  ( Ktn. NSG.028 , 97 ha, Styria NSG b 04 , 21 ha)
1169		Lafnitz Valley	Bgld. ; Güssing, Jennersdorf, Oberwart; Styria : Hartberg-Fürstenfeld	2,180	MO Tp Ts U Xf 4 8 9	01st Mar 2002		Ramsar Center Lafnitztal ; ESG  Lafnitztal – Neudauer Teiche (Styria, FFH / GGB and VS / BSG  AT2208000 , 1,131 ha), partly overlapping with GGB  Lafnitzauen (Bgld., AT1122916 , 714 ha); contains NSG  Lafnitz – Stögersbach-Auen (Wolfau, Bgld. 26 , 70 ha), GLT  Lahnbach  (Bgld., 31 ha)
2137		Güssing fish ponds	Bgld. : Güssing	148		Apr 18, 2013
1490		Keutschach – Schiefling moor and lake landscape	Carinthia : Keutschach aS	543		Dec 13, 2004		10 sub-areas
1404		Moore on the Naßköhr	Styria : Neuberg / Mürz	211	U	Oct 15, 2004		NSG  Naßköhr ( NS 8 ); in NPK  Mürzer Oberland ( 89/2003 ) and LSG  Veitsch – Schneealpe – Raxalpe ( LS 21 )
1367	2	Moore at the Thurn Pass	Sbg. : Zell am See	190	U	0Feb 2, 2004		13 sub-areas
1368	3	Moors in the Sauerfeld Forest	Sbg. : Tamsweg	119	U	0Feb 2, 2004
1369	4th	Moore on the Schwarzenberg	Sbg. : Tamsweg	267	U	0Feb 2, 2004
1370	5	Moors on Überling	Sbg. : Tamsweg	265	U	0Feb 2, 2004		117 h of which are moorland
1371		Kalkalpen National Park	Upper Austria : Kirchdorf / Krems, Steyr-Land	18,532		0Feb 2, 2004		ESG  and NP  (GGB / BGS AT3111000 , NP 1997 ); lies in IBA  Northern Limestone Alps ( No. AT033 , 131,535 ha); Part of the Econnect network
271		Neusiedler See and Lacken im Seewinkel (Neusiedlersee, Seewinkel & Hanság)	Bgld. : Eisenstadt area, Neusiedl / See, Rust	44,229	QR Sp U	Dec 16, 1982	*	with RG  Lake Fertö ( HU No. 420 , 8,432 ha) and Nyirkai-Hany ( HU No. 1644 ) in Hungary TRS  Neusiedlersee – Seewinkel – Waasen / Neusiedlersee – Ferto – Hanság (November 12, 2009); complete ESG  Neusiedler See – Seewinkel ( AT1110137 , 51,000 ha); mostly NS / LSG  Neusiedler See and surroundings  ( 22/1980 , 41,590 ha) and BgnR  Neusiedler See ( 1988 , 44,400 ha); partly World Heritage cultural landscape Fertö / Neusiedler See ( No. 772 , 0.93 km²), NP  Neusiedlersee – Seewinkel ( 1991 , 9,700 ha); contains BPK  Neusiedler See  ( AUS04 , 25,000 ha), and parts of the IBAs  Hanság ( AT001 , 37.3 km²), Südlicher Seewinkel and Zitzmannsdorfer Wiesen ( AT003 , 139 km²) and Neusiedler See ( AT004 , 251 km²)
532		Pürgschachen Moor	Styria : Liezen	62	U	0Sep 9 1991		Part of ESG  Pürgschachen-Moor and areas close to the pen  (GGB / BGS  AT2205000 , 1,619 ha) and LSG  Ennstal from Ardning to Pruggern ( LSG-43 , 4,936 ha); Integration into NP  Gesäuse ( 2002 ) planned
275		Rhine delta, Lake Constance	Vlbg. : Bregenz	2,065	MOU	Dec 16, 1982		Expanded by 95 ha in 2008; complete also ESG  and NSG  Rheindelta ( GGB / BSG AT3402000 , NSG? )
719	1	Rotmoos in the Fuschertal	Sbg. : Zell a.See	66	U	Feb. 24, 1995		also ESG and NSG  Rotmoos – Käfertal ( AT3214000 / ESG00001 , NSG00022 , 177 ha)
558		Sablatnigmoor near Eberndorf	Carinthia : Völkermarkt	96		May 19, 1992		also NSG  ( 022 )
274		Reservoirs on the Lower Inn	Upper Austria : Braunau, Ried	870	6th	Dec 16, 1982	(*)	then to German RG  Unterer Inn, Haiming-Neuhaus ( DE No. 96 , both together 2825 ha); completely in ESG  ( AT3105000 , 870 ha) and NSG  ( n112 , 982 ha) Unterer Inn , also in the cross-border ER  Unterer Inn (5,500 ha), as well as partially IBA  reservoirs on the Untere Inn ( AT037 , 1,699 ha)
273		Lower Lobau	Vienna	915	MN Tp Ts Xf	Dec 16, 1982	*	with Danube – March floodplains (No. 2732), Mokrady dolního Podyjí ( CZ No. 635 ) and Moravské luhy ( SK No. 604 ) trilateral TRS  floodplains at the confluence of the March, Thaya and Danube rivers ; BP  (Lower) Lobau  ( AUS03 , 1037 ha); in ESG  and NP  Donau-Auen ( Vienna part 2,258 ha, GGB / BSG  AT1301000 , NP 1996 also Niederösterr.), NSG  Lobau ( 32/1978 , 2,088 ha); Continuing further areas to Lower Austria
1013		Waldviertel ponds, marshes and rivers (Waldviertel ponds, peat bogs and floodplains)	Lower Austria : Gmünd	13,000	Tp Ts U Xp 1	Dec 22, 1999		also GGB  Waldviertler pond, heather and moor landscape  (FFH, AT1201A00 , 14,090 ha) and in BSG  Waldviertel ( AT1201000 , 33,985 ha)
2146		Wilder Kaiser	Tyrol	3,781		0Apr 8, 2013
A total of 22 areas, protected area: (Fl.)				123.939	1,220 km² ... 1.5% d. Area of ​​Austria (83,870 km²) of which nationally protected: around 1,000 km²… 5.8% of the total . Total protected area Austria (~ 21,000 km²)

Status: 6/2013, source UBA, ramsar.org

^(G.)Coordinates according to ramsar.org (center of coordinates), more precisely in the state GIS

^(Fl.) Area according to ramsar.org or data sheet, area information may vary depending on the scale / time of recording

^(Sort.) Sortable according to international / national and other protection / sole protection status

literature

• Federal Environment Agency (Ed.): Ramsar in Austria . Information from the federal states and the Ministry of Life. ( pdf, 2.6 MB , Umweltbundesamt.at).
• I. Fischer: Documentation of the Austrian Ramsar areas. Areas according to the "Convention on Wetlands, especially as a habitat for waterbirds and waders, of international importance" (Ramsar Convention) . (R-076). In: Umweltbundesamt (Ed.): Reports . 76 (old series). Vienna 1993, ISBN 3-85457-122-4 .
• M. Jungmeier, K. Werner, C. Pettrich: Moore in Austria under the protection of the Ramsar Convention . (DP-115). Ed .: Federal Environment Agency. AMEDIA GnbR, Vienna 2004, ISBN 3-7083-0197-8 ( nwv.at ).
• Irene Oberleitner, G. Dick: Austrian Ramsar Plan . (M-058). In: Umweltbundesamt (Ed.): Monographs . tape 58 . Vienna 1995, ISBN 3-85457-234-4 .
• Irene Oberleitner: Austrian wetland strategy. Targets and measures 2006–2010 . On behalf of the Ministry of Life, Dept. II / 4. Ed .: Federal Environment Agency. Vienna 2006 ( pdf, 0.5 MB , Umweltbundesamt.at).

Web links

• Austrian Ramsar areas , Federal Environment Agency (UBA)
• The Annotated Ramsar List: Austria , ramsar.org (Engl.)
• Ramsar areas of Austria , UBA overview map (jpg)
• Ramsar Convention , naturschutz.at
• Wetland inventory Austria , GIS map , gis.umweltbundesamt.at ( wetland inventory Austria including the Ramsar areas)

Individual evidence

1. ^ The text of the Ramsar Convention and other key original documents. ramsar.org, accessed in 2010 (current text with amendments, original text, status of ratifications, etc.). 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Weblink UBA: Ramsar areas
3. ↑ partially awarded
4. ^ Transboundary Ramsar sites. In: ramsar.org> Documents . November 16, 2009, accessed June 2010 . 
5. ^ Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands (RIS): Annex I Ramsar Classification System for Wetland Type. In: ramsar.org> Documents . September 18, 2009, accessed February 2014 . 
6. ↑ Donau-March-Auen. In: UMWELTnet> Nature & Species Protection> Wetlands (Ramsar)> Ramsar areas. Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management (BMLFUW), accessed on June 29, 2010 . March-Thaya-Auen , march-thaya-auen.at Ramsar area Donau-March-Thaya-Auen Naturland Lower Austria , naturland-noe.at 
   
7. ↑ ^{a b} UBA: Ramsar in Austria p. 7; English Trilateral Ramsar Site Floodplains of the Morava-Dyje-Danube Confluence
8. ↑ Listening field. In: UMWELTnet> Nature & Species Protection> Wetlands (Ramsar)> Ramsar areas. Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management (BMLFUW), accessed on June 29, 2010 . 
9. ↑ Lafnitz Valley. In: UMWELTnet> Nature & Species Protection> Wetlands (Ramsar)> Ramsar areas. Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management (BMLFUW), accessed on June 29, 2010 . 
10. ↑ Güssing ponds. In: UMWELTnet> Nature & Species Protection> Wetlands (Ramsar)> Ramsar areas. Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management (BMLFUW), accessed on May 1, 2013 . 
11. ↑ Keutschach-Schiefling moor and lake landscape. In: Umweltbundesamt.at. Federal Environment Agency (UBA), accessed on June 29, 2010 . 
12. ↑ Moore on Naßköhr. In: Umweltbundesamt.at. Federal Environment Agency (UBA), accessed on June 29, 2010 . 
13. ^ Moore am Pass Thurn. In: Umweltbundesamt.at. Federal Environment Agency (UBA), accessed on June 29, 2010 . 
14. ^ Moors in the Sauerfelderwald. In: Umweltbundesamt.at. Federal Environment Agency (UBA), accessed on June 29, 2010 . 
15. ^ Moore am Schwarzenberg. In: Umweltbundesamt.at. Federal Environment Agency (UBA), accessed on June 29, 2010 . 
16. ^ Moore on Überling. In: Umweltbundesamt.at. Federal Environment Agency (UBA), accessed on June 29, 2010 . 
17. ↑ Rotmoos in the Fuschertal. In: UMWELTnet> Nature & Species Protection> Wetlands (Ramsar)> Ramsar areas. Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management (BMLFUW), accessed on June 29, 2010 . 
18. ↑ Sablatnigmoor near Eberndorf. In: UMWELTnet> Nature & Species Protection> Wetlands (Ramsar)> Ramsar areas. Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management (BMLFUW), accessed on June 29, 2010 . 
19. ↑ Lower Lobau. In: UMWELTnet> Nature & Species Protection> Wetlands (Ramsar)> Ramsar areas. Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management (BMLFUW), accessed on June 29, 2010 . 
20. ↑ Waldviertel pond, moor and river landscape. In: UMWELTnet> Nature & Species Protection> Wetlands (Ramsar)> Ramsar areas. Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management (BMLFUW), accessed on June 29, 2010 . 

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