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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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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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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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Reconstituting a habitat network for threatened butterflies (Euphydryas aurinia, Lycaena helle, Lycaena dispar) in the Walloon region (Belgium) (PAPILLONS)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Dec 31, 2014,

Background This project relates to three butterfly species listed in annexes II and IV of the Habitats Directive (92/43/CEE): the Marsh Fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia), the Violet Copper (Lycaena helle), and the Large Copper (Lycaena dispar). The first species, linked to unfertilised meadow habitats both dry and wet, has suffered a substantial decline in ...
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Dry calcareous and rupicolous grasslands of lower and middle valleys of the Meuse basin (Hélianthème)

Start date: Feb 1, 2009, End date: Jan 31, 2014,

Background This project relates to two priority habitats of Community interest: dry grasslands on calcareous substrates (6210*) and rupicolous calcareous/basophilic grasslands (6110*). These habitats are among the most species-rich and the most threatened natural habitats in Belgium. The sites targeted by the project, in the lower and middle valleys of th ...
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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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Rehabilitation of natural habitats on the Tailles Plateau (PLTTAILLES)

Start date: Jan 1, 2006, End date: Dec 31, 2010,

Background The Tailles Plateau is one of the highest plateaus in Wallonia, Belgium. While the altitude is relatively low (500-650m high) the habitats found on the plateau are characterised by mountain vegetation. They include several types of bog habitats, forests and grasslands and accommodate many rare and endangered species. Examples of species found o ...
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Rehabilitation of habitats in military camps in Wallonia (NATURA2MIL)

Start date: Jan 1, 2006, End date: Dec 31, 2010,

Background Having avoided land use intensification, for example through agricultural practices, military areas often contain areas of high ecological value and are of great significance for biodiversity conservation. In many cases, historical landscape types and natural habitats were included in military areas in the 19th Century and still exist there. Mi ...
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Actions for the valleys and turf moors of Croix Scaille (Belgium) (Cx SCAILLE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2006, End date: Dec 31, 2009,

Background In the past, open habitats such as raised bogs, transition bogs, heaths and grasslands covered a great part of the southern border region between France and Belgium. Many of these habitats and related species are now endangered in Belgium but are still present on the Plateau Croix Scaille, where the river La Houille and its tributary la Hulle t ...
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Conservation of habitats of pearl mussels in Belgium (Pearl mussels)

Start date: Sep 1, 2002, End date: Aug 31, 2007,

Background The pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) was once common in Europe, but more than 95% of the total number have disappeared over the past hundred years. In Belgium, there are only a few remaining populations, found in very clean watercourses in the Rulles, Sûre, Vierre and Our basins. Most of these are small, with only one population cont ...
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Saint Petersberg (Sint Pietersberg)

Start date: Sep 30, 2002, End date: Jun 29, 2007,

Aufgrund physischer, kultureller und politischer Grenzen drohte der Sint-Pietersberg zu einer fragmentierten und peripheren Region zu werden. ZahlreichePartner haben sich gemeinsam dafür eingesetzt, das Gebiet aufzuwerten.Im Rahmen des Projekts wurden über 30 Teilprojekte aus den BereichenNaturschutz, Landschaftsgestaltung, sanfter Tourismus und Bildung ausgewählt.Mit einem grenzüberschreitenden A ...
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Restoration and sustainable management of upper Meuse dry Grasslands (Haute Meuse)

Start date: Sep 1, 2002, End date: Aug 30, 2006,

Background The areas along the valley of the upper River Meuse in Belgium, and its three main tributaries, the Viroin, the Lesse and the Molignée, have long been renowned for their natural beauty. The grassy limestone hills are rich in flora and fauna, especially orchids and insects. These dry limestone grasslands are a legacy of the mowing and graz ...
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Actions for Birds of Reedbeds in Bassin de la Haine (Haine)

Start date: Jul 1, 2001, End date: Jun 30, 2005,

Background Reedbeds are widely threatened in northwestern Europe by the intensification of farming, natural succession, river management policies and rural drainage. This is the case with the vast marshland areas of the Haine basin, encompassing the marshes of Harchies-Hensies-Pommeroeul, the meadows of Grand Rieu and the Marionville-Douvrain marshes (to ...
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ion and development of a cross-border ecological network in the Belgian-Luxembourgish Ardennes area (Réseau Ecologique Transfrontalier)

Le projet vise la restauration et la préservation des milieux et des éléments de liaison linéaires du réseau écologique transfrontalier. Le projet se concrétisera au travers des actions suivantes : 1. Contact et invitation des propriétaires de fonds humides enrésinés comme prioritaires, à exploiter leurs plantations dépicéas dans un délai dun an et à ne pas y replanter de résineux pendant une duré ...
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