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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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Restoring and Managing Calcareous Habitat types in the region of Lesse and Lomme (Lesse Lomme)
Start date: May 1, 2001, End date: Apr 30, 2005,
Background
The grassy limestone hills of the Meuse region in Belgium, locally called 'tiennes', are rich in flora and fauna, particularly orchids and insects. This dry limestone grassland bears witness to the hay pasture practice of former times. Without management, these sites return to woodland and the characteristic heliophilic species (and their asso ...
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