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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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Restoration and conservation of semi-natural and natural habitats in eastern Ardennes (Belgium) (LIFE NARD-US)

Start date: Jul 7, 2016, End date: Jun 30, 2023,

Background Until the mid-nineteenth century, the High Ardennes region of Belgium consisted of vast areas of heathland and grasslands, shaped by agro-pastoral management with herds of sheep and cattle. In between the high pastures lay valleys where farmers used specific irrigation techniques (‘abissage’) for hay management. As these traditional methods ...
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LIFE IN QUARRIES

Start date: Oct 1, 2015, End date: Sep 30, 2020,

Background A wide range of temporary habitats is generated by the digging of quarries, with some becoming more permanent. In many cases, the ecological value and ecosystem services quarries could generate are neglected. Quarries can act as stepping stones and play a significant role in regulating green infrastructure in landscapes. In highly urbanised lan ...
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Conservation of habitats and species of bocage landscapes of the Fagne and Famenne (Bocages)

Start date: Jul 1, 2012, End date: Jun 30, 2020,

Background The conservation status of extensively managed hay meadows in Belgium’s Wallonia region has been assessed as 'unfavourable' under the Article 17 of the EU Habitats Directive. Changing land use patterns continue to present risks to the wildlife that depend on these agricultural landscapes. Wallonia’s 'bocages' are also considered under th ...
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Priority actions for grasslands and meadows in Southern Lorraine and the Ardenne (Herbages)

Start date: Jan 1, 2013, End date: Dec 31, 2019,

Background The latest Habitats Directive Article 17 report on the conservation status of habitats and species highlights the particularly 'unfavourable' conservation status of grasslands. Belgium’s Lorraine and southern Ardennes areas are important regions for the conservation of semi-natural grasslands types listed in the annexes of the Habitat Directi ...
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Combining and improving online bird portals data to display near-real-time spatiotemporal patterns of bird distribution across Europe (LIFE Euro Bird Portal)

Start date: Jan 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2018,

Background All over Europe, ordinary citizens, especially bird watchers, are increasingly contributing to the provision of up-to-date, reliable and policy-relevant data on nature and biodiversity. The vast amount of data collected through the existing online bird portals offers great potential for understanding the temporal and spatial distribution of bir ...
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Naturpark des Chiers-Beckens

Start date: Oct 31, 2008, End date: Apr 29, 2012,

Das Ziel dieses Projekts ist der Nachhaltige Schutz der Artenvielfalt und der Naturschätze des Chiers-Beckens durch:- Grenzüberschreitende Bestandsaufnahme und Untersuchung der wichtigsten Arten- Wiederherstellung und Schutz biologisch interessanter halb-natürlicher Lebensräume zur Schaffung eines grenzüberschreitenden ökologischen Verbundsystems (75 Hektar)- Aufwertung der Natur- und Landschaftss ...
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Conservation and regeneration of Nardus Grasslands in Central Europe (Borstgrasrasen)

Start date: Oct 1, 2006, End date: Sep 30, 2010,

Background Nardus grasslands often rely on extensive land use techniques such as grazing and mowing. They mainly occur in landscapes with silicate parent rock and until 50 years ago were numerous and widespread in Central Europe. However, as a result of intensification trends in agriculture and wider coverage of forestry, over 90% of Europe’s Nardus gra ...
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Industrial landscape (Industrielle Folgelandschaft)

Start date: Jun 30, 2005, End date: Oct 30, 2008,

Ziel des Projekts war es, das industrielle Erbe der ehemaligen Bergbauregion imDreiländergebiet neu zu bewerten und sein Zukunftspotenzial zu entwickeln.Belgien, Niederländisch-Limburg und das deutsche Grenzgebiet wollten - ausgehendvon ihrer gemeinsamen Bergbauvergangenheit - die zukünftige Entwicklungdieser grenz überschreitenden Region gemeinsam gestalten. Im Vordergrundstanden dabei die Themen ...
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