Welcome in Bosland

We invite all of you to share your Passion For Nature !

Statutory partnership between municipalities of Hechtel-Eksel and Overpelt, city of Lommel, Agency for Nature and Forests, Regionaal Landschap Lage Kempen and Toerisme Limburg.

- Local population: 66.000 inhabitants

- Total surface: 22.000 ha

Who is Bosland?

Open landscapes - 68% - 15.000 ha Forests - 32% - 7.000 ha - 80% Pine forest Heathland - 11% - 2.500 ha Farmland - 24% - 5.200 ha Rest of open landscapes (valleys, waters, …) Natura 2000 - 25% Habitat Directive - 24% Bird Directive - Total 30%

Land use Surface (ha) Proportion (%)

Nature and forests Flemish

governement 1.682 7,7%

Nature and forests municipalities 2.912 13,2%

Private forests 1.734 7,8%

Military domain 3.181 14,5%

Private nature reserves 254 1,2%

Agricultural land 5.181 23,6%

Urbanization, urban green, industry, sand mines, … 7.040 32,0%

Total 21.982

Land use

Urbanization - 32% - 7.000 ha Residential zones - 15% - 3.200 ha Recreation parks - 1% - 220 ha Business parks 7% 1.600 ha Green infrastuctures - 3% - 600 ha Mining sites - 4% - 940 ha Rest

Land use

- Arrivals: 23% (280.653)

- Overnight stays: 29% (1.117.166)

- Employment: 17%

Touristic position in the province of Limburg (44 municipalities)

Passion for Nature

Integrated Governance - Mainstreaming Opportunities

for Nature & Society

Passion For Nature

Integrated Governance - Mainstreaming Opportunities

for Nature & Society

Collaboration for the protection and social valorization of our natural landscapes

Great diversity of partnerships, scales, related brandings, governance structures, policy involved

Key aspects

- Passion and dedication of people, no matter their background

- Vertical connection between authority and policy levels

- Horizontal connection and local integration in the community

- Transparant and performant governance structure for the long term

Challenges

- How to multiply passion

- How to integrate policy from the different authority levels for optimized implementation

- How to connect with society

- How to guarantee long term consolidation of our efforts

Programme + you

Programme

Wednesday

- Get inspired

- Learn from each other during the Knowledge Market

Thursday

- Experience Bosland, field trip

- Discuss integrated governance approaches

- Celebration 10 years Bosland and hand-over of the Bosland Manifesto

Friday

Bring your passion and experiences forward:

- Integrated Governance - Mainstreaming opportunities for nature & society

- Ways to mobilise enterprises for nature

- The relation between nature and young people

Our matchmaker will support

It is also up to you!

Please, fill in our Knowledge Needs survey form

Drop it in our box!

During: - Knowledge market - Excursion - Breaks Please submit your forms in the Match Barrel

Registrate all your matches!

Facilitating future cooperation - the Matchmaker

AFRD

Aksum

Uni

ANB

Bankside

BOS+

BG

ZK

Sotenas

Municipality

Bristol

Natural

History

Bosland

Center

Parcs

CDG

PXL

LNE

Duinen-

gordel

European

Commission

ECNC

RBINS

Euregio

Meuse-

Rhine Europlan

ForNaLab

(Ghent Uni)

FSC

Belgium

Gte

Hechtel-

Eksel Fundació

Emys

Gte

Overpelt

Gte

Peer

Gte Mol

Stad

Lommel

Gen-Directorate

Env. Protection

(Poland)

Brabantse

Kempen

Hasselt

University

I&O Auctions

IKEA

INTOE

INBO

Inverde-

Natuurinvest

VITO

Medalb

Institute

LIFE

Communications

Team/NEEMO

EIG

MedWet

MEK

Community

Developm.

Mieco-

Effect

Mons

University

NPHK

ATD

Natuur-

monumenten

Natuurpunt

OVML

PBL

Parc naturel

régional du

Luberon

Prov.

Limburg

Prov.

Antwerpen

Prov.

Noord-

Holland

ELO

RLKM

RLLK

Sculpturales

Sibelco

BG

Limburg

SBB

Teens for

Trees

Toerisme

Lommel

University

of Padova KU

Leuven

WWF

VLM

Facilitating future cooperation - the Matchmaker

AFRD

Aksum

Uni

ANB

Bankside

BOS+

BG

ZK

Sotenas

Municipality

Bristol

Natural

History

Bosland

Center

Parcs

CDG

PXL

LNE

Duinen-

gordel

European

Commission

ECNC

RBINS

Euregio

Meuse-

Rhine Europlan

ForNaLab

(Ghent Uni)

FSC

Belgium

Gte

Hechtel-

Eksel Fundació

Emys

Gte

Overpelt

Gte

Peer

Gte Mol

Stad

Lommel

Gen-Directorate

Env. Protection

(Poland)

Brabantse

Kempen

Hasselt

University

I&O Auctions

IKEA

INTOE

INBO

Inverde-

Natuurinvest

VITO

Medalb

Institute

LIFE

Communications

Team/NEEMO

EIG

MedWet

MEK

Community

Developm.

Mieco-

Effect

Mons

University

NPHK

ATD

Natuur-

monumenten

Natuurpunt

OVML

PBL

Parc naturel

régional du

Luberon

Prov.

Limburg

Prov.

Antwerpen

Prov.

Noord-

Holland

ELO

RLKM

RLLK

Sculpturales

Sibelco

BG

Limburg

SBB

Teens for

Trees

Toerisme

Lommel

University

of Padova KU

Leuven

WWF

VLM

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