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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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Rehabilitation of natural habitats on the Tailles Plateau (PLTTAILLES)

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

...ted trees to reopen 50 ha of bogs and heaths, and creating 150 small ponds. The project aimed to put in place long-term conservation management of some 600 ha (including 280 ha of preexisting nature reserves), consisting mostly of conifer plantations in valley bottoms, either by entering into management agreements with the owners (320 ha) or by purchasing the plots (65ha). Some 50 ha of heaths an ...
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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,

...planned to introduce extensive grazing and initiate mowing.To ensure continuous and long-term management of the restored sites, the project foresaw: the purchase of key plots and creation of nature reserves over 50 ha; co-operation with local farmers over a wider area; and a programme of activities for local populations to discover and take part in the management of the sites. ...
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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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