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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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Action Plan for the Improvement of Habitats of Threatened European Species in the Demer Valley through Broad Cooperation (LIFE Delta)

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2022,

Background The Demer is an 85 km long river that runs through the Belgian provinces of Limburg and Vlaams Brabant. The project area is a broad and flat inland ‘river polder’ hosting vegetation that is unique within the Atlantic biogeographic region. The Demer Valley is particularly important for several plant and bird species of Community importance ...
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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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FLemish And North-French Dunes REstoration (Life FLANDRE)

Start date: Sep 2, 2013, End date: Mar 1, 2020,

Background The coastal dunes between Dunkirk in France and Westende in Belgium make up one of the most famous dune systems in continental Europe. The area is characterised by broad sandy beaches, carved foredunes, megaparabolic dunes with large humid dune slacks and low, gently undulating older 'fossil' dunes that were formed between 3 000 BC and 800 AD. ...
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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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Natuurherstel Most-Keiheuvel: natuurherstel op de gradiënt van veen naar stuifzand (Most-Keiheuvel)

Start date: Jun 1, 2012, End date: Nov 30, 2018,

Background The project will take place in the nature reserves De Most (a peaty depression) and Keiheuvel (a land dune area), in the upper reaches of the Grote Nete river, Province of Antwerp. The project area has a total surface of 540 ha and is entirely situated within a Natura 2000 network site. The area is unique for the favourable conservation status ...
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OZON - Restoration of natural habitats for critically endangered species by defragmentation of the Sonian Forest. (Life)

Start date: Jul 1, 2013, End date: Jun 30, 2018,

Background The Sonian Forest (Forêt des Soignes/Zoniënwoud) is a 4 421-ha forest in Belgium that is primarily within the administrative region of Vlaams Brabant (Flanders), as well as covering parts of south-east Brussels and Brabant Wallon (Wallonia). Roads and railways, however, run through the forest dividing wildlife populations. Monitoring of road ...
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To get heath restored (Life Together)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Sep 30, 2017,

Background The Natura 2000 site, Valleigebied van de Kleine Nete, is located in northeast Flanders, in the central Campine region, and covers 4 884 ha. The project focuses on 732 ha in the eastern part of this site, where nutrient-poor sandy soils are predominant. In 1935, the project area was mostly a heathland landscape, with a complex of land dunes and ...
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Habitat Restoration of alluvial forests and creeks within the flood controlled Scheldt estuary site Kruibeke-Bazel-Rupelmonde. (LIFE+SCALLUVIA)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Sep 1, 2017,

Background The project area, ‘Kruibeke-Bazel-Rupelmonde’ (690 ha), is located in Flanders, near the border of the province of East Flanders and Antwerp. Here, the Sigma-plan is being implemented by the Flemish authorities, in collaboration with stakeholders in the agricultural and nature sectors. One of the aims of the plan – which is linked to the ...
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Zwin Tidal Area Restoration (ZTAR)

Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2016,

Background The Zwin is the largest and most important tidal salt marsh site in Belgium, with a surface area of nearly 180 ha on Belgian territory – 125 ha of tidal saltwater lagoon, gullies and salt marshes and 55 ha of sand dunes and tidal sandy beach – and a further 27 ha in the Netherlands. It was defined as a “wetland of international importance ...
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CORRID’OR

Start date: Jun 30, 2011, End date: Jun 29, 2014,

The Lys river valley, one of the green and blue Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai Euro-metropolis axes, is surrounded by a highly urban area on both sides of the border. This urbanisation is putting pressure on land and causesparticularly high recreation and leisure expectations.The challenge for the partners is to develop a green area and a park on the outskirts of the town. The aim is to improve biodiversi ...
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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,

... participate in the project than originally thought, partly due to time constraints. Several landowners were already collaborating with project partner Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos and did not feel the need to participate further, for example, while others were willing to participate but did not comply with the prerequisites (e.g. having properties in the Natura 2000 network or owning land that c ...
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Habitat Euregio

Start date: Jun 30, 2010, End date: Jun 30, 2013,

Treize organisations environnementales des Pays-Bas, de Belgique et d’Allemagne vont unir leurs efforts en vue de renforcer la continuité paysagère entre les principaux parcs nationaux et réserves naturelles de la région frontalière. Dans le cadre de ce projet, appelé Habitat Euregio, le réseau écologique sera amélioré et une collaboration durable entre gestionnaires de la nature et du paysage ser ...
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Sustainable Tourism in Estuary Parks (STEP)

Start date: Jun 30, 2008, End date: Jun 29, 2013,

...rs and territories benefitting from the results?Target groups which will and already have experience a direct, positive effect from the executed actions are; nature organisations: Staatsbosbeheer and Agentschap voor Bos en Natuur; nature and recreation authorities: Parkschap NP De Biesbosch and The Broads Authority; water managers: Waterwegen en Zeekanaal; municipalities: Dordrecht, Drimmelen, Nor ...
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Duurzaam Verbinden

Start date: Mar 31, 2010, End date: Mar 30, 2013,

Dit project werkt verder op de resultaten en ervaringen van het Interreg III-project Kempenbroek. De uitdaging die de projectpartners willen aangaan, is om in een steeds sterker versnipperd Vlaanderen en Nederland op zoek te gaan naar verbindingen.Eerst en vooral de mensen verbinden die steeds vaker op zoek gaan naar ontspanning en rust in hun eigen woon- en werkomgeving. Ook planten en dieren sam ...
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Recreatie en ecotoerisme in de ZWINstreek (REECZ)

Start date: Aug 31, 2009, End date: Aug 30, 2012,

De Zwinstreek is binnen de grensregio een van de meest sprekende voorbeelden van een grensoverschrijdend landschap. De grens tussen Nederland en België deelt de Zwinstreek in twee. Nochtans zijn deze twee delen door hun natuurlijke, geografische en historische ontwikkeling onlosmakelijk met elkaar verbonden.Via dit project wordt een diepgaande grensoverschrijdende samenwerking gecreëerd waarbij de ...
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Habitat restoration in Averbode Bos en Heide (Life Averbode)

Start date: Aug 1, 2006, End date: Apr 30, 2012,

Background The Averbode Bos en Heide area borders the Campine region and is unique to European lowlands. The region’s high geomorphological diversity includes several endangered habitats: the sand dune and dune-heath vegetation that grows on inland continental dunes; Atlantic wet heath with Rhynchosporion depressions; dry heath; species-rich Nardus gras ...
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Soorten als drager van Biodiversiteit (SOLABIO)

Start date: Sep 30, 2008, End date: Mar 30, 2012,

De naam SOLABIO is de afkorting van Soorten en Landschappen en de dragers van de BIOdiversiteit. Samen met 27 partners uit Vlaanderen en Nederland zetten ze zich in voor het behoud van onze soorten. In veel gevallen gaat het om dezelfde bedreigde soorten groepen. SOLABIO ijvert voor afstemming en kennisuitwisseling tussen de verschillende organisaties. Bij die activiteiten proberen de projectpartn ...
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Forten en Linies in grensbreed perspectief (Forten en Linies)

Start date: Mar 31, 2009, End date: Mar 30, 2012,

De provincies Oost-Vlaanderen, West-Vlaanderen en Zeeland werken al verschillende jaren samen in het grensoverschrijdende Krekengebied. De laatste jaren ligt de focus hoofdzakelijk op een ‘strategisch’ grensoverschrijdend samenwerkingsproject, de Staats-Spaanse Linies. De Staats-Spaanse Linies zijn een aaneenschakeling van forten, versterkte steden en liniedijken. Deze elementen en structuren getu ...
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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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Cross-border restoration of heathland on continental dunes (HELA)

Start date: Aug 15, 2006, End date: Nov 30, 2011,

Background The De Zoom – Kalmthoutse Heide 3 750 ha heathland extends over the Dutch-Belgian border. It is made up of continental dunes, dry and wet heath, pools and woods. The park is both privately and publicly owned, and partnerships are necessary to maintain the land, to provide information, education and recreation and to coordinate wood production ...
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Large-scale Habitat Restoration in "Turnhouts Vennengebied" (LIFE Turnhouts Vennengebied)

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

... Objectives This LIFE project is the result of the cooperation between the NGO, Natuurpunt Beheer, and two public bodies, Agentschap natuur en bos and Vlaamse Landmaatschappij. The objective of this partnership is the restoration of an important Flemish Natura 2000 sites, called Turnhouts Vennengebied. Measures include: ...
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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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Habitat restoration of alluvial forests and heath in the "Stropers" area (Stropersbos)

Start date: Aug 1, 2006, End date: Jun 30, 2010,

Background The Stropers area of woods and sandy heaths is situated in Flanders. It has a mix of both coniferous - mainly Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) - and broad-leaved forest, arable land and grasslands. The diversity of land use and the rare plant species that grow here mean the area is of high botanical value. The main habitats include a mesotrophic ...
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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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FEYDRA: Fossil Estuary of the Yzer Dunes Restoration Action (FEYDRA)

Start date: Jan 1, 2002, End date: Dec 31, 2005,

Background The project focused on the western branch of the Ijzer estuary in Flanders that was damned in the 14th century creating an area of land known as Ter Yde and a polder (a low-lying tract of land that adjoins an artificial water form that is enclosed by dikes). It also created a stream, the Beek zonder Naam (nameless brook), which flows through a ...
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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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