Monitoring of nature values through GIS schemes – the

Natterjack Toad

Riette IkenAndre van TolAndré v/d BergJacco Maissan

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Program workshop1. Natterjack Toad Management Plan

Noordoostpolder 2011 – 2015 (10 min.) presentation Jacco Maissan

2. Making an advice for the next period 2015 – 2020 (25 min.), working in groups

3. Presentation each group + reaction Riette Iken (10 min.)

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1. Natterjack Toad Management Plan Noordoostpolder – Natterjack Toad– What’s the problem?– What’s the aim?– Flevolands approach– Partners– Results– Planning

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Natterjack Toad• Strictly protected under

the European Habitat directive (annex IV)

• Pioneer, moving each night, colonize new habitats very quickly

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What’s the problem (2004)?• Very common in Noordoostpolder

(subregion within Flevoland)• Construction projects – stopped

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What’s the aim?• Guarantee the favourable conservation status of the

natterjack Toad in the Noordoostpolder;

• Strengthening the populations of Natterjack Toad in the Noordoostpolder by improving the Habitat;

• Reducing or preventing inhibiting effect in spatial developments by extensive ecological investigations and legal proceedings concerning the Natterjack Toad in the Noordoostpolder.

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Flevolands approach1. Research favourable conservation

status Natterjack Toad in Noordoostpolder

2. Management plan– Protocol for projects with mitigation– Creating new water habitat (pools)– Monitoring (1 x 2 years)– Evaluation 2015

3. Covenant with partners + legal permission SPA

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Partners• Ministry of Economic Affairs• Water Board• Municipalities• LTO (farmers organisation) • Chamber of commerce • Site administrators• Conservation organisations

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Dispersion 2007-2010/2011-2014+pools Populations/core areas

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Planning2004 – 2008 Management plan

2011 Covenant with partnersLegal permission SPA

2015 Legal permission ends, this is an pilot, what’s next? We

would like to hear your advice.

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2. Make an advice for the next period (2015 – 2020) in separate groups (25 min.):

• Protocol for projects• Creation of new (water/land) habitat and

where• Partners (selection)• New management plan or something different

• Feel free and be creative

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Availible information

• Description of lifestyle Natterjack Toad• List of creation extra habitat• Description of protocol for projects• List of partners• Monitoring data• Topographic map• GIS-maps• GIS-expert• Ecologists

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3. Presentation + reaction (10 min.)

• Each group gives a short briefing about the advice;

• Riette Iken (Flevoland) gives a reaction.