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Regional Plan for Nature (2014)

As required by the coordinated regional law about nature, Brussels is currently working on the elaboration of a regional plan for nature and biodiversity. A first project plan has been adopted in September 2013 by the Government. A public consultation on this project plan is planned for the very beginning of year 2014. The final version of the plan should be adopted in 2014 and would be revised every 5 year.

The project plan outlines the vision of the region for the long-term development of nature on its territory and articulates in the medium term around seven strategic objectives which are the following:

Improve access to nature for Brussels inhabitants.
Consolidate the regional green network.
Integrate nature issues into plans and projects.
Expand and strengthen the ecological management of green spaces.
Reconcile wildlife hosting capacity and urban development.
Raise awareness and mobilize Brussels inhabitants in favour of nature and biodiversity.
Improve governance as regards nature.

These objectives are accompanied by a program of 26 measures. Some examples of these measures are given below:

Strengthen the presence of nature in public spaces.
Develop an operational plan for the implementation of the ecological network.
Develop an integrated vision for the maintenance and restoration of agricultural areas and relics.
Set up a “Nature Facilitator”.
Develop a synthetic indicator to assess the inclusion of nature into projects.
Adopt a common referential for the ecological management of the green spaces.
Reduce the fragmentation of biodiversity by finding ways to allow the fauna to move across transport infrastructure (ecoducts and ecotunnels for example).
Optimizing the management of invasive alien species.
Develop a comprehensive awareness raising strategy.

The plan also foresees to « Take active protection measures for plant and animal heritage species”. This implies that by 2016, BCR will adopt action plans in order to improve the conservation of:

Swallows and Swifts, or more broadly, species of regional interest nesting in buildings
Species of wetlands and aquatic environments (ponds action plan) and more specifically for amphibians and yellow iris.