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Belgian Nature Integrated Project (BNIP)

Start date: Dec 1, 2015, End date: Dec 31, 2023,

Background The Habitats Directive Article 17 and Birds Directive Article 12 report, published in 2007, revealed the unfavourable conservation status in Belgium of many habitats and species listed in these directives. The main drivers identified were inappropriate land use, low environmental quality, insufficient management and under-resourced conservation ...
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Cross-Border heath restoration, inland dunes and pools, integrated invasive plant management. (HELVEX-LIFE)

Start date: Jul 1, 2014, End date: Jun 30, 2020,

Background The project area covers 3 950 ha of the cross-border "Grenspark De Zoom – Kalmthoutse Heide" nature reserve, which extends over the Dutch-Belgian border (and comprises 6 000 ha in total). The reserve contains continental dunes, dry and wet heath, ponds and woods. Human impact, such as nutrient enrichment of the soil, afforestation and soil de ...
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Connectivity of the Natura 2000 network across the Belgian-Dutch borders in the Meuse basin (LIFE Pays mosan)

Start date: Jul 1, 2014, End date: Jun 30, 2020,

Background This project’s area contains 40 Natura 2000 sites (covering 24 566 ha) in Belgium and the Netherlands, within the basin of the Meuse River and its tributaries between Andenne and Maastricht. The river basin has supported highly species-rich habitats related to former pastoral systems. But these habitats have become extremely fragmented and ar ...
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Veteran Tree Management Skills Certification

Start date: Dec 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2019,

As a result of the VETree project, training material on veteran tree management has become easily and freely accesible, both for training centres and arboricultural professionals. This has led to an increased awareness about the importance and specific management of veteran trees. As defined in the VETree project, there is now an increased number of training possibilities on the subject: now that ...
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Ecological restoration of the Pond area M-L through a close participation of the private and public landowners and a tripple E-approach (Triple E Pond area M-L)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Apr 30, 2014,

Background The Vijvergebied Midden-Limburg is located in north-east Belgium, in the region of Limburg. The area forms part of the Demer river basin and is crossed by two main rivers, the Roosterbeek and Laambeek. These are typical lowland, seepage-fed rivers, meandering through a sandy plain. Historically, large parts of the area were drained by a network ...
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Action plan for three threatened bat species in Flanders (Bat action)

Start date: Aug 1, 2006, End date: Dec 31, 2011,

Background Six bat species mentioned in the Annex II list of the Habitat Directive are found in the Flanders, Belgium. Three of these species are listed as seriously threatened in the Red List of Mammals in Flanders: the pond bat (Myotis dasycneme), the notch-eared bat (Myotis emarginatus) and the Bechstein’s bat (Myotis bechsteinii). The decline of the ...
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Zwindunes Ecological Nature Optimalisation (ZENO)

Start date: Dec 31, 2006, End date: Dec 31, 2010,

Background Only two estuary areas exist along the Belgian coast: that of the Zwin in Knokke and the Yzer in Nieuwpoort. They are the two largest remaining natural areas of the Flemish coast and form stepping stones for migrating birds between the great natural coastal areas in The Netherlands, France and UK. The Flemish Nature Reserve 'The Zwindunes and - ...
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Integrated restoration of natural habitats on military areas in Natura 2000 (MILITAIRE GEBIEDEN)

Start date: Sep 1, 2003, End date: Jun 30, 2010,

Background The Belgian defence ministry owns large areas of land across Flanders, especially in the eastern part (Kempen-Limburg). These sites are mainly used for military training. Although some of their original heathlands and semi-natural grasslands were transformed into forests – to produce timber for the coal mines – or into farmland, these milit ...
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Three regions park (Drielandenpark)

Start date: Feb 28, 2001, End date: Apr 29, 2005,

Ziel dieses Projekts war die Entwicklung eines dauerhaften grenzüberschreitendenLeitbilds für die ländlichen Gebiete innerhalb des StädteringsLüttich-Maastricht-Sittard-Heerlen-Aachen-Eupen-Verviers. In Studien undGesprächsrunden sollte eine Euregionale Entwicklungsstrategie entwickeltwerden, die zugleich für konkrete Einzelprojekte steht, die vorrangig durchzuführensind. ...
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