Introduction
To mark the occasion of its 100th anniversary in 2005, the Dutch NGO Natuurmonumenten hosted the annual meeting of the European conservation organisations. This first European Nature Conference can serve as a means to promote the co-operation between the various organisations on a European level during the European Nature Conference.
Goals and objectives
- Presentation of manifesto 2005: strategy and action plan of how to preserve, restore and improve biodiversity.
- Enhancement of co-operation between European and environmental NGOs
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Pre-conference study-tour
The Dutch experience: a study-tour focussing on modern nature management in the Netherlands.
Monday September 19th evening – Wednesday September 21st 2005
Preceding the conference there a two-days study-tour was held focussing on modern nature management in the Netherlands, such as the creation of a national robust ecological network with robust connecting zones and large herbivores as well. Further more the Survival plan forest and nature, a counter acting strategy against the effects of rain and water pollution. A third issue was nature development, in combination with other goals to realise, such as flood prevention along the rivers.
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Your hosts for the pre-confrence field seminar: Rob Hendriks and Hans Kampf (left)
Day 1: robust ecological corridor German border via the Veluwe to Oostvaardersplassen
We will make a full day tour from the German border to the Oostvaardersplassen. We will have a stop with introduction in the Millingerwaard / Gelderse Poort. From there we will travel to the southern Veluwe (Veluwezoom). We will cross the Gelderse Vallei that have to be linked with a robust ecological corridor by 2018. East of the Horsterwold a connectivity is foreseen with the Veluwe to connect a nutrient poor an dry ecosystem with a wet a rich one. The Horsterwold may become fermly connected with the Oostvaardersplassen, where we will end this field seminar listening to the noice of hundreds of rutting red deer.
Pictures will be added soon.
The excursion routes
