Boerennatuur Vlaanderen
What we do
Collective and experimental management for farmland birds. Photo credit: Boerennatuur Vlaanderen
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Farm exchanges. Photo credit: Boerennatuur Vlaanderen
What we do
Flower strips for ecological pest control. Photo credit: Boerennatuur Vlaanderen
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Hedges and flower strips for biological pest control. Photo credit: Boerennatuur Vlaanderen
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Hedge management using specialized machinery. Photo credit: Boerennatuur Vlaanderen
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Installing dams for water conservation. Photo credit: Boerennatuur Vlaanderen
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Using woodchips from landscape management as source for soil organic matter input. Photo credit: Boerennatuur Vlaanderen
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Contact
Boerennatuur Vlaanderen
Diestsevest 40
3000 Leuven
Belgium
Boerennatuur Vlaanderen
Founded:
2012
National structure:
Umbrella organisation with 33 local farmers groups, involving 500 farmers as active members
Biogeographical regions covered:
Atlantic
Collaboration with farmers:
500
Main activities:
- Agrobiodiversity
- Landscape management
- Soil and water conservation
Collaboration:
- with European countries: Netherlands, France, Germany, UK, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Austria, Denmark, Sweden
Boerennatuur Vlaanderen is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting sustainable agriculture and preserving the natural environment in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium. Originating within a project that started in 2008, the organization has been working for 15 years to support farmers in implementing environmentally friendly farming practices and to protect and restore natural habitats.
One of the primary goals of Boerennatuur Vlaanderen is to encourage farmers to adopt sustainable farming practices that deliver ecosystem services to society (such as landscape quality, biodiversity, water retention and climate mitigation), and are also economically viable. Through group facilitation, experimental development and technical assistance, the organization helps farmers to develop and implement more eco-friendly farming methods that improve soil health, reduce the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, conserve water resources, restore farmland biodiversity and improve landscape quality.
By facilitating the cooperation between farmers, social learning and spatial coordination of measures can be achieved, improving the impact at the landscape level. Boerennatuur currently assists more than 30 local farmer groups to realize synergies between farming and environment.
Further information
Voorstellingsbrochure Boerennatuur Vlaanderen (Download Brochure)