The Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse (ESEM) National Park is one of the first two National Parks in the Walloon region. This ambitious project, located in one of Belgium’s most beautiful regions, centers its actions around three main ambitions, namely: renature, reconnect and rethink. The NP’s goals are to restore natural processes and dynamics, reconnect people with the landscape, … Continued
Nassonia is a project of co-management of the public regional forest of Saint-Michel-Freyr by Walloon region (the Nature and Forest Department of the Walloon Public Service) and the Pairi Daiza Foundation. It has the ambition to implement an innovative management of species and natural habitats to make this forest more resilient. Nassonia wishes to become … Continued
The Sigma Plan protects Flanders from floods. In storm weather conditions, the tidal river Scheldt and its tributaries can reach dangerously high water levels and can even overflow their banks. That is why the Sigma Plan invests in sturdier and higher levees and in a chain of natural flood control areas in the river valleys. … Continued
Located in the Kempen region of northeast Belgium, close to the Dutch border, the valley of the Grote Nete (Great Nete) River is characterised by its remarkably diverse mosaic of habitats, including heathland, sand dune, grassland, marsh and floodplain forest. These are home to a rich wild nature, with beaver, otter and black stork as … Continued
Since 2005 the RLKM has started an integrated project called “Maasvalley” with a synergy between nature & landscape, tourism & recreation, education & perception. Within this project the emphasis lies on the preservation, recovery and re-establishment of the natural and landscaping elements. The Maas is an impressive rain river and forms the Belgian-Dutch border from Maastricht … Continued
Straddling both Limburg provinces and North Brabant, GrensPark Kempen~Broek covers a 25000-ha area that strikes the right balance between wet and dry, open and closed, nature and culture. Kempen~Broek is situated at the base of a plateau. In this lower area, many creeks merge in valleys, wetlands and marshes. These lie between inland dunes, covered with … Continued