Post on 12-Jul-2020
Management of Dunes
report from the thematic
meeting June 2016
Zandvoort
Luc Geelen
John Houston
Hey Luc ;
tell me , what’s beer got
to do with dunes?
Management of Dunes
Dunes
2110 Embryonic shifting dunes
2120 Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria (white dunes)
2130* Fixed coastal dunes with herbaceous vegetation (grey dunes)
2140* Decalcified fixed dunes with Empetrum nigrum
2150* Atlantic decalcified fixed dunes (Calluno-Ulicetea)
2160 Dunes with Hippophae rhamnoides
2170 Dunes with Salix repens ssp. argentea (Salicion arenariae)
2180 Wooded dunes of the Atlantic, Continental and Boreal Region
2190 Humid dune slacks
21A0 Machairs ( in Ireland)
Management of Dunes
Coastal Dunes
Lowest score FCS
Management of Dunes
H2130 “Grey Dunes”
IE & NL + Area trend Future prosp. U1-U2
Threats to dune habitats in Atlantic region discussed at the seminar in 2012 • Large scale loss of habitats
• Interference with natural dynamics
• Invasive alien species
• Climate change / sea level rise
• Lack of an integrated approach
• Soulac-sur-mer Soulac-sous-mer ?
Key actions 2012-2016 Applied research and knowledge exchange
• Ongoing applied research by bodies such as OBN (Netherlands), CEH
(Wales), etc.
• Networking activity in France, Netherlands, Denmark, Germany and UK
• Development of European Dune Network
Challenges H2130 Grey Dunes
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Nitrogen deposition
Critical Load
Rabbit population
1990
2001
2008
fore
dune middel
inner
dune
Grass encroachment
1990-2008
& Foodweb relations
N-deposition
Marijn Nijssen
Stichting Bargerveen
Key actions 2012-2016 LIFE projects
Including:
• Revitalising Noordduinen
• Restoration of Danish Coastal Habitats
• FLANDRE
• ARCOS
• REWETDUNE
• Dutch Dune Revival
• Amsterdam Dunes-Source for Nature
Control IAS
Small scale mosaic (H2130)
Dutch LIFE projects
Pioneering projects in:
• large scale remobilisation
• creating blowout features,
• restoration of slacks,
• control of invasive alien species,
• mosaic management of fixed
dune grassland
• Experience brought together at Dutch level
• Disseminated to European network
Conclusions and recommendations from Dutch experience • Project experience should be more widely disseminated
• Integrated approach e.g. coastal defence strategies
• The overall target of favourable conservation status can only be
achieved by concerted efforts
• Dunes should be higher on the European research agenda
Biogeographic thematic meeting and LIFE Platform in Zandvoort 2016
• Organised by European Commission, Neemo and ECNC
• Hosted by Waternet, PWN and Natuurmonumenten
• Supported by Flemish Agency for Nature and Forests
• All Atlantic Member States represented
• Workshop to review priority issues from 2012 Atlantic seminar
Conclusions of the meeting
• The issues identified in the 2012 seminar remain valid
• Added issues:
• N deposition;
• agricultural land use;
• communication
• Network requires an ‘engine room’
• Dune habitat restoration is achievable
• Report published on Natura 2000 Communication Platform
• http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/natura2000/platform/documents/life_platform_dunes/life_platform_meeting_dunes_150616_report_final_en.pdf
Next steps this week
• Elaborate draft roadmap
• Dynamic Dunes strategy,
• (hydrology) restoration,
• addressing nitrogen deposition,
• implementation of an invasive species strategy
• Elaborate Expert-network for conservation policy and the management
of coastal dunes
National Dune Nerds
organize your engine room
vacancy