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Van Doorn performs verge management for the province of Noord-Brabant. That is to say, ecological roadside management. To this end, Van Doorn has drawn up an ecological green management plan. One of the objectives is to increase biodiversity. What this involves, explains Kees van Dam, asset manager at Van Doorn. “Over a length of 550 kilometers, we manage the roadsides,” [....]
More and more organizations in the Netherlands see how important biodiversity is. The green spaces they manage can contribute directly to this. Yet plans to give more space to greenery often get stuck, mainly due to budgets. A shame, because in this way gains for nature and climate are lost. So how can it be done? That is what Thijs [...]
Ecological roadside management is a valuable goal, although translating theory into practice often proves challenging. This is something Robin Castelijn, director of Wallaard Groen, deals with on an almost daily basis. The trick is to turn this challenge into an opportunity. “We, and this actually applies to the entire Dutch construction industry, are hampered by changing policies from [...]
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