[DREAL OCCITANIA] Community Import Area for Birds (ZICO) in Occitania

Community Import Zone for Wild Birds. The term also refers to Areas of Interest for Bird Conservation (IBA, Important Bird Areas) “...The ZICO designation is given following the application of a set of criteria defined at an international level. To be classified as an IBA, a site must meet at least one of the following conditions: —may be the habitat of a certain population of a species internationally recognised as being at risk; —be the habitat of a large number or concentration of migratory birds, coastal birds or seabirds; —to be the habitat of a large number of species with restricted biotope. The selection criteria involve numerical thresholds, the number of pairs for breeding birds and the number of individuals for migratory and wintering birds. Generally speaking, IBAs must also ensure the conservation and management of species..." source Wikipedia