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Life+12/NAT/BE/000631
FLANDRE
Flemish and North French Dunes Restoration
Bénédicte Lemaire
Département du Nord
Strenghtening the Natura 2000 network
by cross-border cooperation
Jean-Louis Herrier
Agentschap Natuur & Bos
FRANCE BELGIUM
NATURA 2000 BELGIUM
SAC BE2500001 Duingebieden inclusief IJzermonding en Zwin: 2.200 ha in project area
SPA BE2500121 Westkust
NATURA 2000 FRANCE
ZSC FR3100474 Dunes de la Plaine maritime flamande: 885 ha
ZSC FR3100475 Dunes flandriennes décalcifiées de Ghyvelde: 195 ha
France: 885 + 195 = 1080 ha
Belgium: 2.200 ha
Total: 3.280 ha
Duinen van de Vlaamse Westkust
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Dunes de Flandre
France-Belgium state border artificially divides the Flemish coastal dunes
since Peace of Nijmegen (1678) and Peace of Utrecht (1713) :
Sites have common origin, physical environment, history of human activities
and the same types of habitats
Confronted with the same threats:
Artificial interferences to natural aeolian and tidal dynamics
Invasive alien species
Encroachment with scrub and nitrophilious grasses
Recreational pressure
The same types of habitats and the same species on both sides of the
border need common conservation objectives and management to reach a
favourable state of conservation
coordinated approach & management of cross-border sites = necessity
° LIFE+ Nature project FLANDRE
Life+12/NAT/BE/000631 FLANDRE
Flemish and North French Dunes Restoration
Total budget: € 4.066.454
50% Co-financing EU : € 2.033.226
Coordinating beneficiary:
Agency Nature and Forests, ANB: € 971.244
Flemish government agency competent for
conservation policy & management of regional forests and nature reserves
Associated beneficiaries:
Département du Nord € 696.334
Local authority that intervenes in various fields. Manager of the coastal dunes belonging to the
Conservatoire du LIttoral
Conservatoire du Littoral € 365.650
French public institution created in 1975 for the preservation of coastal areas
Duration of the project : 5 years + prolongation 1 ½ year
02/09/2013 - 01/03/2020
Life+12/NAT/BE/000631 FLANDRE
Flemish and North French Dunes Restoration
Dunes de Flandre/Duinen Vlaamse Westkust: main morphological features
2 parallel dune belts: ‘Young’ dunes & ‘Old’ dunes (3,5 km inland)
‘Young’ lime-rich dunes: megaparabolic dunes ‘Old’ decalcified dunes: slightly undulating
with large humid slacks ‘pannen’ landscape
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EU habitat directive target habitats 2110 Embryonic dunes 2120 ‘White’ dunes 2130* ‘Grey’ dunes 2150* Atlantic‘decalcified’ fixed dunes 2170 dunes Salix repens 2190 Humid dune slack
EU habitat directive target habitats
2160 dunes Hippophaë rhamnoides 2180 Wooded dunes (…)
Important for birds
Main threat for
scrubs and wooded
dunes:
I.A.S.: Mahonia,
Rosa rugosa,
Prunus serotina
…
EU habitat directive target species
1903 Liparis loeseli
1614 Apium repens
1014 Vertigo angustior
1016 Vertigo moulinsiana
1202 Epidalea calamita 1166 Triturus cristatus
Life+12/NAT/BE/000631 FLANDRE
Flemish and North French Dunes Restoration
Different types of actions :
• A. Preparatory actions, elaboration of management plans
and/or of action plans
• B. Purchase of land
• C. Concrete conservation actions
• D. Monitoring of the impact of the project actions
• E. Public awareness and dissemination of results
• F. Overall project operation and monitoring of the project
progress
A. Preparatory studies and management plans
A.1&2. Masterplan & legal basis for the protection and management as a
transnational nature park of the cross border dune belt between Dunkerque and
Westende: ambition to be exemplary for similar cross border Natura 2000 areas
Masterplan (contractor Wvi & INBO)
recommendations spatial planning policy & nature management
e.g. restoration of ecological connectivity and natural dynamicsA. Preparatory studies and management plans A.1&2. Masterplan e.g. restoration of ‘lost’ natural habitats, development of new natural habitats
A. Preparatory studies and management plans
legal basis
(contractor: LDR Lawyers + University of Ghent + Université de Bretagne Orientale)
perennial cooperation protection & management transnational nature park
Study started from inventory of existing cross border nature parks in France
and Belgium, e.g. GECT ‘Parc Européen Alpi Marittime Mercantour’ (FR-IT),
BENELUX ‘Grenspark Kalmthoutse Heide – De Zoom’ and interviews of
stakeholders
Après analyse: Formes possibles/recommandées de coopération
• Accord international bilatéral
• Groupement Local de Coopération Transfrontalière entre authorités
locales et régionales
• Groupement Européen pour la Coopération Territoriale, possible en
théorie mais il y déjà un GECT opérationel qui englobe tout le territoire du
projet: West-Vlaanderen/Flandre-Dunkerque-Côte d’OpaleA. Preparatory studies and management plans
Legal basis
Chosen instrument: memorandum of understanding
> Agreement: parties can choose what will or will not be included in the
memorandum
> Not binding: no enforceable obligations are included
> Flexible instrument: memorandum is subject to change based on the wishes and
needs of the parties
> Basic document: in the future parties can evolve towards cooperation with
concrete enforceable obligations
⇒ Editing draft of memorandum of understanding
⇒ Feedback from 3 LIFE+ FLANDRE partners
⇒ Final report (fall 2018)A. Preparatory studies and management plans
A.3. Management plan for several dune domains that were recently acquired by the Flemish
region 319 ha on territories of Koksijde, Nieuwpoort, Westende
ANB-domains: new management plan
LIFE+ FLANDRE
ANB-domains: existing management plans
Urban areaA. Preparatory studies and management plans
A.3. Management plan for several dune domains that were recently acquired by
the Flemish region: 319 ha
• Prescribed management measures:
Restoration of ‘2130* grey dunes’ and ‘2190 humid dune slack’
by removal of scrub and artificial tree plantations
Eradication of I.A.S.
Controlling public access >< recreational pressure
• Advisory working group (including representatives of municipalities and NGO’s)
3 meetings
• Public inquiry 28-04-2018 to 29-05-2019
- Indoor information moments in weekends/evening in
3 municipalities
- Guided visits to the concerned sites in weekends
⇒ Final report will be submitted for
approval to Flemish minister of environment
during the autumn of 2018B. Purchase of land: 88,3 ha of dunes have to be acquired
B.1. Acquisition of 30 ha of dunes by the Agency for Nature and Forests (Be)
Ownership of coastal dunes both in French and Belgian Flanders:
privatised during French revolution and Napoleon (1793-1815)
=> numerous allotments during 20th Century
⇒ extremely fragmented ownership structure
In Belgian Flanders at start of the project:
467 ha/2.200 ha private propertyB. Purchase of land: 88,3 ha of dunes have to be acquired B.1. Acquisition of 30 ha of dunes by the Agency for Nature and Forests (Be) Progress: 57 ha 69 a 18 ca acquired by 63 acts between 02-09-2013 and 06-06-2018
B. Purchase of land: 88,3 ha of dunes have to be acquired
B.2. Acquisition of 58,3 ha of dunes by the Conservatoire du Littoral (Fr)
Progress: 28 ha 44 a 21 ca acquired by 12 acts between 02-09-2013 and 06-06-2018
France: systematic purchase of coastal dunes of
Flanders by Conservatoire du Littoral started in 1980
⇒ At start of the project:
only 100 ha/1.080 ha still privately propertyC. Concrete conservation actions: action C.1 BELGIUM
restoration of 1,4 ha ‘2190 humid dune slack’ and 0,6 ha ‘2130* grey dunes’
by removal of nutrient enriched upper soil level of former arable field on
leveled dunes + 3 pools in Oostvoorduinen-Oost at Koksijde
autumn & winter 2015 - 2016
Apium repens appeared in 2017Concrete restauration actions forseen in the
LIFE+ FLANDRE projet
LIFE+
Dune RNN Dune Dune du
Actions FLANDRE Dewulf Marchand Perroquet
(ha)
Manual and mechanical
65,1 21,5 9,3 34,3
clearing of scrubs (ha)
Establishment of grazing
30 23,5 - 6,5
units (ha)
Restoration and
Haflinger poney
management of tall herbs 3,6 0,8 1 1,8
fringes (ha)
Digging of ponds 10 mares 5 mares - 5 mares
Triturus cristatus Issoria lathonia Oenanthe oenanthe Viola curtisii
Crédit photos : CD 59Life+12/NAT/BE/000631 FLANDRE
Flemish and North French Dunes Restoration
Action C.2. – Clearing of scrub to restore habitats that are
associated with the open dune landscape
1st phase of work by SEVE – SOTRAVEER
(TERENVI) compagny from 4th january till 9th
march 2017 in dune Dewulf :
Mechanical and manual clearing of 11.2 ha to
restore the “white dune", “grey dune" and "humid
dune slack" which are natural habitats associated
with the open dune landscapes of the Dewulf dune:
- mechanical clearing of 8.4 ha (5.9 ha + 2.5 ha of
complementary area)
- manual clearing of 2.8 haTravaux TERENVI - Dune Dewulf zone IA1-27 – january to march 2017
Exportation dune Dewulf : 39 semi-trailer of 55 m3 (2145 m3)Dune Dewulf zone IA1-27 – january to march 2017
Dune Dewulf
23rd August 2016
10th May 2017Life+12/NAT/BE/000631 FLANDRE
Flemish and North French Dunes Restoration
Action C.2. – Clearing of scrub to restore habitats that are associated with the
open dune landscape
The 2nd phase of TERENVI works from 7th
November 2017 to 23rd March 2018:
Mechanical and manual clearing of 25.7 ha to
restore the “white dune", “grey dune" and "humid
dune slack" wich are natural habitats associated
with the following open dune landscapes:
11.1 ha for the Dewulf dune,
9.2 ha for the Perroquet dune,
5.4 ha for the Marchand dune
That is to say, a total on the 30/05/2018 of 49.5 ha
cleared out of the 65.1 ha forseen in the projects.
It should be noted that 12.4 ha (locality of the
Calvary of the dune du Perroquet) are conditioned
to the land acquisition of these parcels by the
Conservatoire du Littoral..Action C3 : Establishment of grazing units (30 ha en Dune du
Perroquet et Dune Dewulf)
From January to March 2018, IDVERDE
compagny realized the new grazing
fenses for the managment of newly
cleared areas:
23.2 ha in the Dewulf dune,
6.6 ha in the Perroquet DuneLife+12/NAT/BE/000631 FLANDRE Flemish and North French Dunes Restoration Action C.5. – Digging of 10 ponds
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Flemish and North French Dunes Restoration
Action C.5. – Digging of 10 ponds
A total of 11 newly excavated ponds 5 in February 2017 in Dune Dewulf, 5 in February 2018 in
the dune of Parrot and 1 additional pond in dune Dewulf. Areas of 30 and 100 m2 with a depth
of between 1 and 2 m
Epidalea calamita Mare n°3 dune Dewulf Epidalea calamita Mare n°4 dune Dewulf
(21/07/2017) (22/09/2017)
The new ponds have already been used as breeding grounds by Epidalea
calamita.
2 females of Triturus cristatus were observed in Pool 1 and Pool 2
Bufo bufo, Pelophylax sp., Ichthyosaura alpestris and Lissotriton vulgaris,
(larvae), Libellula depressa (eggs and larvae) and Sympetrum fonscolombii
Sympetrum fonscolombii (21/07/17) (exuviae, neonate) also reproduced.
Mare n°3 dune DewulfLife+12/NAT/BE/000631 FLANDRE
Flemish and North French Dunes Restoration
Action C.7 & C.8 – Management of dune terrains purchased in frame of actions B.1 & B.2
I.A.S. control
mowing
Hydrological monitoring in preparation of management planning Grazing by large herbivoresLife+12/NAT/BE/000631 FLANDRE
Flemish and North French Dunes Restoration
D. Monitoring of the impact of the actions of the project: final reports in 2019
D.1&2. Evaluation of the social-economic impact on the local economy and population and on
the restoration of the ecosystem services (Belgium & France)
contractors: Vito + University of Antwerp + INBO
D.3. Permanent Inventory of the Nature reserves along the Coast, PINC: ANB
Contractor: INBO
D.4. Photographic monitoring of the areas freed from scrub
contractor GEOXYZ
D.5. Botanical monitoring of the areas freed from scrub (actie C.2) and submitted to grazing by
large herbivores
Contractor: Conservatoire Botanique National de Bailleul
D.6. Evaluation of the impact of the actions C.2 and C.4 on the populations of Vertigo angustior
(France)
Contractor: Biotope
D.7. Monitoring of the impact of the actions C.2 en C.5 on the populations of Triturus cristatus
Contractor: BiotopeLife+12/NAT/BE/000631 FLANDRE
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E. Raising awareness of the public and dissemination of results
E. 1 & 2. Information leaflet and traveling exhibition about the cross border coastal dune belts
and the objectives of the project (France and Belgium)
27-02-2015 to 30-06-2017: 52.000 visitorsLife+12/NAT/BE/000631 FLANDRE
Flemish and North French Dunes Restoration
E.7. Educational program of proximity to the local communities and especially schoolsLife+12/NAT/BE/000631 FLANDRE
Flemish and North French Dunes Restoration
E.7. Educational program of proximity in Belgium
guided visits to the Oostvoorduinen
in the summers 2016 - 2017 - 2018Life+12/NAT/BE/000631 FLANDRE
Flemish and North French Dunes Restoration
F. Project management
F.4. Advisory Committee:
44 members 27 French + 17 Belgian
Scientific experts (biology,
hydrology, geomorphology …)
Representatives of
local authorities (municipalities)
local NGO’s
Representatives of public services
competent for coastal protection,
cultural heritage, conservation etc.
After project has ended in 2020: temporary advisory committee of the project should
become permanent advisory structure for the cross border protected nature areaLife+12/NAT/BE/000631 FLANDRE
Flemish and North French Dunes Restoration
F. Project management: the LIFE+ FLANDRE team
thanks you for your attention !
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