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Lennert Damen 15-17 June 2016 Zandvoort
Inland dune rest aura t ion in Flanders
Overview
ongoing
• Current state in Flanders
• Restauration projects
finished
• Focus on: • Life+ Most-Keiheuvel • Life + Togheter
• Preparing future projects
Current state in Flanders
Current state in Flanders
Current state in Flanders
Current state in Flanders
Conclusion of the current state in Flanders
• Current areal: about 3500 ha
• Spread over about 15 Special Areas of Conservation
• Only few large areas w ith more then 250 ha
• Most important areas: military areas in the central campine region + Kalmthoutse heide
Restauration projects
Finished life projects: • Life Danah (2003-2010)
• Life Hela (2005-2011)
• Life Grote Nete (2006-2012)
• Life Vlaams Veldgebied (2009-2013)
• Life Abeek (2010-2014)
• Life Kleine Nete (2011-2015)
• Life Averbode bos en Heide (2006-2011)
Finished restauration projects
Restauration projects
Ongoing life projects: Life Most-Keiheuvel (2012-2017) Life Togheter (2013-2017) Life Helvex (2014-2019)
Ongoing restauration projects
Ongoing restauration projects
Life + Most-Keiheuvel
• Focus on to very different habitats: 2310/ 2330 and 7140
• Expending the exist ing areal of the habitats • 60 ha 2310/ 2330 • 6 ha 7140
• Difficult ies:
• Fragmentation (Flemish spatial planning) • Property situation • Lag in management in the past • Afforestation • Recreational pressure
• Trying to defragment bot habitats and trying to connect the
diferent habitats
• Trying to steer recreational activit ies
Life + Most-Keiheuvel
Life + Togehter
• Focus on enlarging and reconnecting exist ing heathland relicts
• Restauration of habitats 2310/ 2330, 4010, 4030, 6230 and 9190
• Protecting population of Smooth snake
• Transformation of pine plantations and former agricultural lands
• Difficult ies:
• High levels of recreation • Historical pollut ion
Life + Together
Preparing future projects
• Analysing Natura 2000 goals
• Exist ing habitat = 3500 ha
• Flemish total goal = 4300 ha
• => distance to target = 800 ha
• Allocation through searching zones • Abiotic condit ions • Legal condit ions • Exist ing habitat
Searching zones
Preparing future projects
• Analysing areas w ith large distance to target
• Analysing possible partnerships
• Indicating new project w ithin these areas
Thank you fo r your a t t ent ion