Prilog
ANNEX I
Indicative criteria for identification of areas
(a)
Uniqueness;
(b)
Rarity;
(c)
Special importance for the life history stages of species;
(d)
Special importance of the species found therein;
(e)
The importance for threatened, endangered or declining species or habitats;
(f)
Vulnerability, including to climate change and ocean acidification;
(g)
Fragility;
(h)
Sensitivity;
(i)
Biological diversity and productivity;
(j)
Representativeness;
(k)
Dependency;
(l)
Naturalness;
(m)
Ecological connectivity;
(n)
Important ecological processes occurring therein;
(o)
Economic and social factors;
(p)
Cultural factors;
(q)
Cumulative and transboundary impacts;
(r)
Slow recovery and resilience;
(s)
Adequacy and viability;
(t)
Replication;
(u)
Sustainability of reproduction;
(v)
Existence of conservation and management measures.