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Annex 8.2.: Forest and nature reserves in Flanders

Release date	10/07/2008

Country: Forest area (ha) Forest cover (%)	Belgium (Flanders)²) 146.381^/*** 10,8
Categories^**): National name	Strict forest reserve Integraal bosreservaat	Strict nature reserve Integraal natuurreservaat
Reference date	V/IX/99	V/IX/99
No silvicultural intervention	X	X
Hunting, game management	(X)	(X)
Lifestock present		(X)
Right of way	(X)	(X)
Safeguard at the borders (roads etc.)	X	X
Safeguard within the area (trails, rivers)	(X)	(X)
Visitors information	(X)
Non destructive research
± Destructive research	(X)	(X)
Pesticide treatments allowed	(X)	(X)
Fire intervention	(X)	(X)
Other interventions^*)	(X)	(X)
Use of genetic resources^*)	(X)
Legal protection^*)	1	2
Ownership^*)	1,2,3	1,2,3
Manager^*)	1	2
Scientific coordination^*)	4	4
Actual reserve area (ha)	1200²⁾	500²¹⁾
Size range (ha) ^*)	4 - 100	3-20¹⁾
Percentage of total forest area	1%	0,5%

^*) See annotations (Appendix 7)
^**) E.g. Strict Forest Reserve, National Park, Biosphere Area and other national categories, Site of Special Scientific Interest
^***) Total forest area in Belgium: 665.000 ha/22%
X = yes; (X) = in some cases; No = no; - = no answer/ no data

	Forest Reserves	Nature Reserves
Legal protection	Forest Decree (1991)	Decree on Nature Cons. (1997)
Ownership	State, municipalities, private, ...	State, municipalities, private organisations
Type of management	Strict or Special Management	Strict or Special Management
Management responsible	Forest Administration	Nature Cons. Administration
Scientific co-ordination	Inst. for Forestry and Game Mgmt.	Inst. for Nature Conservation

Forest reserves in Flanders:

NAAM	Datum besluit	Oppervlakte (HA)	Houtvesterij	provincie
ZONIENWOUD	14/03/95	117.22	GROENENDAAL	BRABANT
MEERDAAL	14/03/95	143.19	LEUVEN	BRABANT
HEVERLEE	14/03/95	47.13	LEUVEN	BRABANT
PARIKE	14/03/95	9.33	GENT	OOST-VLAND.
NEIGEMBOS	14/03/95	45.01	GENT	OOST-VLAND.
JAGERSBORG	14/03/95	86.54	BREE	LIMBOURG
GALGENBERG	14/03/95	29.82	HASSELT	LIMBOURG
JONGENBOS	14/03/95	82.04	HASSELT	LIMBOURG
DILSERBOS EN PLATTE LENDENBERG	14/03/95	58.16	HASSELT	LIMBOURG
LANKLAARDERBOS	14/03/95	83.69	HASSELT	LIMBOURG
KOLMONT	14/03/95	18.58	HASSELT	LIMBOURG
PIJNVEN	14/03/95	36.93	HECHTEL	LIMBOURG
IN DE BRAND	14/03/95	11.44	HECHTEL	LIMBOURG
COOLHEM	14/03/95	78.64	ANTWERPEN	ANTWERPEN
GROOTBROEK	14/03/95	136.41	BREE	LIMBOURG
HALLERBOS	16/02/96	63.78	GROENENDAAL	BRABANT
BOS TER RIJST	16/02/96	28.59	GROENENDAAL	BRABANT
WIJNENDALEBOS	16/02/96	91.61	BRUGGE	WEST-VLAND.
BEIAARDBOS	03/02/97	17.07	GENT	OOST-VLAND.
KOEIMOOK	03/02/97	39.47	TURNHOUT	ANTWERPEN
GASTHUISBOS	03/02/97	11.02	LEUVEN	BRABANT
MELISBROEK - VIEVERSEL	03/02/97	34.86	HASSELT-HECHTEL	LIMBOURG
OP DEN AENHOF	03/02/97	35.71	HECHTEL	LIMBOURG
SEVENDONK	03/02/97	67.60	TURNHOUT	ANTWERPEN
ZONIENWOUD2	27/08/99	7.89	GROENENDAAL	BRABANT
MEERDAAL2	27/08/99	32.66	LEUVEN	BRABANT
GASTHUISBOS LUBBEEK	27/08/99	7.40	LEUVEN	BRABANT
GOORBOSSEN	27/08/99	47.17	TURNHOUT	ANTWERPEN
MUIZENBOS	27/08/99	34.19	ANTWERPEN	ANTWERPEN
DE HEIRNISSE	27/08/99	76.39	GENT	OOST-VLAND.
	Totaal	1579.54

Een vijfde reeks met vijf voorstellen voor een totale oppervlakte van 107ha is momenteel in behandeling :

Uitbreiding Grootbroek (Bree en Kinrooi) met 40,8641ha (totale oppervlakte wordt 177,2741ha en is daarmee het grootste bosreservaat in Vlaanderen);
Domeinbos Kraaienbos te Leut (Maasmechelen) : 1,1954ha
Domeinbos Overheide te Ravels (Weelde) : 29,5359ha
Gemeentebos "het Konenbos" te Voeren : 10,807ha
Privébos "Vrouwenbos" te Voeren : 24,8393ha

Forests in nature reserves: an overview (situation in 1999)

Provincie	Oppervlakte (ha)
Antwerpen	2535
Limburg	2730
Vlaams-Brabant	964
Oost-Vlaanderen	619
West-Vlaanderen	214
Som	7062