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Natuurpunt

Natuurpunt. Local environmental organisation. Responsible for education in the province Flemish Brabant & B russels. Rosan H eremans. Interview with. What is the organisation ‘Natuurpunt’?. It’s the largest nature conservation organisation in Flanders & Brussels

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Natuurpunt

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  1. Natuurpunt Localenvironmentalorganisation

  2. Responsibleforeducationin the provinceFlemishBrabant & Brussels RosanHeremans Interview with

  3. What is the organisation‘Natuurpunt’? • It’s the largest nature conservationorganisation in Flanders& Brussels • It was created in the year 2001. • They have 160 localdepartments  groups of peoplewhowork in the nature reserves in theircommunity

  4. What is the organisation ‘Natuurpunt’? • Theyprotect nature by: • buyingpieces of land/nature • managing the nature in the nature reserves • education/raiseawarenessbypeople: • Schools • ActivitiesonSunday (promenades, workshops, …)

  5. Everyyearon the EnvironmentalDay (20th of February) the pupils of our school help Natuurpunt in a local nature reserve: 2009 Thisyear! 2011

  6. What is the organisation ‘Natuurpunt’? • They lobby with the government/theyworktogether: • makelaws • give money • buy land

  7. What is the organisation ‘Natuurpunt’? • The logo is a medievalsymbolfor the earth  Natuurpunt caresabout the earth, water, air and all living creatures • Their slogan: ‘Nature for all’  they want nature for all the people in Belgium, theytry to do thatbybuyingsmall/big pieces of nature in all the communities

  8. Is Belgian nature in danger? • YES! Belgian nature is in danger! • Belgium is a little country, withmanypeople, buildings and roads thereisn’t a lot ofnature • Biodiversityis going down! Because of polution, roadsgoingtroughthe nature reserves, … • Natuurpunt tries to buybigger nature reserves in Belgium, butthat’snot easy in a small country.

  9. Do they have partners in otherEuropeancountries? • The first partner is Birdlife International: • an international organisation • organisation that tries to conserve birds and their habitats • They also work with Natuurmonumenten • a Dutch organisation • almost the same organisation as Natuurpunt, but then in the Netherlands

  10. How do theycooperate? • ‘Garden Birdwatchday’: peoplecount the birds in their garden  With all these numbersBirdlife International knowswhichbirds are doingwell in Belgium and whicharen’t

  11. How do theycooperate? • Natuurpunt & Birdlife International worktogetheron a project in Sumatra (anisland of Indonesia)  Theyalreadyboughtand protect100 000 hectares of rainforest!

  12. How do theycooperate? • With Natuurmonumenten theyworktogether, becausesome of the nature reserves lay in the Netherlands AND Belgium • forexample: Plateaux (NL) & Hageven(BE)

  13. Howcanyoungpeoplelikeus help nature or Natuurpunt?

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