![]() Monitoring ecological qualityīesides being instrumental in objective-based management and funding landscape and conservation management, Index NL can also be used for monitoring ecological quality. These maps can only be used in combination with the nature conservation management plans. In areas where the ambition level is higher and ecological quality can be improved, funding may be obtained under the 'quality initiative for nature and landscape' ( Kwaliteitsimpuls natuur en landschap or SKNL) and the subsidy scheme for converting agricultural land to nature and improving the ecological quality of existing natural or semi-natural areas ( inrichtingssubsidie). The ambitions map shows the province's nature conservation objectives for the next five to ten years in terms of the area and quality of nature types. The management types map shows the current state of nature with respect to the management objectives and the areas eligible for agri-environment funding. The nature conservation management plan contains a map of management types (included in the indicator) and an ambitions map. Under the Nature and Landscape Management Subsidy System (SNL), funding can only be given for management types included in the nature conservation management plan. The plan sets out for each area which management type is eligible for funding and the conditions that apply. The key element in the nature conservation management plan is defining the presence and boundaries of the management types described in Index NL. The nature conservation management plan is an instrument for implementing provincial conservation objectives at the level of individual sites. Provincial nature conservation management plans Landscape elements are classified into four types, which are subdivided into 13 management types. The individual management packages each contain a set of prescribed management measures. Financial compensation is awarded on the basis of loss of income and implementation costs. ![]() The agricultural management types comprise several groups of management packages which farmers are required to comply with participation in a collective management plan is obligatory. For agri-environment management purposes, seven agricultural nature types have been defined, subdivided into 18 management types. The management types consist of a description of a specific type of natural or semi-natural area and prescribe a general package of management measures at a standard cost price for funding. ![]() The management types are defined by a management regime and abiotic conditions, such as hydrological conditions and trophic status. For nature conservation management purposes, natural and semi-natural areas in the Netherlands are categorised into 17 nature types ( natuurtypen), which are subdivided into 48 management types ( beheertypen). The Index comprises the following components: Nature (N), Agriculture (A) and Landscape Elements (L). The map above shows the locations of the nature and management types of the Nature component of the Index, aggregated into a more general ecosystem classification. Examples of management types include 'dry heathland', 'wet heathland', 'dune woodland' and 'shifting sands'. A management type is therefore not a form of management, such as integrated forest management, but a category of ecosystem defined by a particular form of management. These management types can be used to inform site management and they form the basis for agreements between the province and site managers on management objectives and resources. ![]() The Nature and Landscape Index (Index NL) is a typology of ecosystems integrated into a number of categories called 'nature types', which are further subdivided into management types (specific ecosystem types for which a certain management regime applies). ![]()
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