Monitoring of nature values through GIS schemes

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Monitoring of nature values through GIS schemes
the Natterjack Toad

• Riette Iken
• Andre van Tol
• André v/d Berg
• Jacco Maissan

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Program workshop

1. Natterjack Toad Management Plan Noordoostpolder
   2011 2015 (10 min.) presentation Jacco Maissan
2. Making an advice for the next period 2015 2020
   (25 min.), working in groups
3. Presentation each group reaction Riette Iken
   (10 min.)

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Natterjack Toad Management Plan Noordoostpolder

• Natterjack Toad
• Whats the problem?
• Whats the aim?
• Flevolands approach
• Partners
• Results
• Planning

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Natterjack Toad

• Strictly protected under the European Habitat
  directive (annex IV)
• Pioneer, moving each night, colonize new habitats
  very quickly

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Whats the problem (2004)?

• Very common in Noordoostpolder (subregion within
  Flevoland)
• Construction projects stopped

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Whats the aim?

• Guarantee the favourable conservation status of
  the natterjack Toad in the Noordoostpolder
• Strengthening the populations of Natterjack Toad
  in the Noordoostpolder by improving the Habitat
• Reducing or preventing inhibiting effect in
  spatial developments by extensive ecological
  investigations and legal proceedings concerning
  the Natterjack Toad in the Noordoostpolder.

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Flevolands approach

• Research favourable conservation status
  Natterjack Toad in Noordoostpolder
• Management plan
• Protocol for projects with mitigation
• Creating new water habitat (pools)
• Monitoring (1 x 2 years)
• Evaluation 2015
• Covenant with partners legal permission SPA

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Partners

• Ministry of Economic Affairs
• Water Board
• Municipalities
• LTO (farmers organisation)
• Chamber of commerce
• Site administrators
• Conservation organisations

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• kaart

Dispersion 2007-2010/2011-2014pools Populations/c
ore areas
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Planning

• 2004 2008 Management plan
• 2011 Covenant with partners
• Legal permission SPA
• 2015 Legal permission ends, this is an
  pilot, whats next? We would like to hear your
  advice.

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Make an advice for the next period (2015 2020)
in separate groups (25 min.)

• Protocol for projects
• Creation of new (water/land) habitat and where
• Partners (selection)
• New management plan or something different
• Feel free and be creative

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Availible information

• Description of lifestyle Natterjack Toad
• List of creation extra habitat
• Description of protocol for projects
• List of partners
• Monitoring data
• Topographic map
• GIS-maps
• GIS-expert
• Ecologists

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Presentation reaction (10 min.)

• Each group gives a short briefing about the
  advice
• Riette Iken (Flevoland) gives a reaction.