Duinen Ameland
Duinen Ameland
- Country:
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Site number:
- 2212
- Area:
- 2,054.5 ha
- Designation date:
- 29-08-2000
- Coordinates:
- 53°27'20"N 05°45'06"E
- Transboundary Site:
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- Duinen Schiermonnikoog (Netherlands (Kingdom of the))
- Duinen Terschelling (Netherlands (Kingdom of the))
- Duinen Vlieland (Netherlands (Kingdom of the))
- Duinen en Lage Land Texel (Netherlands (Kingdom of the))
- Hamburgisches Wattenmeer (Germany)
- North Sea Coastal Area (Netherlands (Kingdom of the))
- Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea and adjacent areas (Germany)
- Vadehavet (Denmark)
- Wadden Sea (Netherlands (Kingdom of the))
- Wattenmeer, Elbe-Weser-Dreieck (Germany)
- Wattenmeer, Jadebusen & westliche Wesermündung (Germany)
- Wattenmeer, Ostfriesisches Wattenmeer & Dollart (Germany)
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Duinen Ameland is a small Wadden Sea island characterised by intertidal marshes, dune slacks and polders. The Site was formerly part of Ramsar Site 1252 (Waddeneilanden, Noordzeekustzone, Breebaart) which was divided in six Sites following Natura 2000 borders in 2014. The Site is of international importance for endangered breeding birds such as bittern and red-backed shrike. The dunes form a natural coastal defence against the erosive forces of the North Sea and support rich flora and diverse lichen communities. The Site plays an important role in freshwater supply. Land use is dedicated to tourism, conservation and research, and there is a visitor’s centre in the village of Nes. Potential threats to the Site’s ecological character are posed by gas exploitation, recreation activities, groundwater extraction and drainage for agriculture.
- National Ecological Network (NEN) - Duinen Ameland
- EU Natura 2000
- NL2212RIS_2207_en.pdf
- NL2212RISformer_210608_1504_en.pdf
- NL2212_map211025.pdf
- NL2212_taxo1412.pdf