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

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