Overview of dune management in the Netherlands

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Integrated Coastal and Dune Management
SUSTAINABLE RECREATION AND TOURISM IN COASTAL
AREAS IN THE NETHERLANDS
BY FRED VAN DER VEGTE University of
Amsterdam, Institute for Biodiversity and
Ecosystem Dynamics Foundation for Integrated
Coastal Dune Management
Klaipeda University May 7, 2009
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The dutch coastal areas

• Coast approx. 450 km
• Natural and cultural heritage
• Large nature reserves and National Parks 40.000
  ha
• All areas protected by national law and by
  European law (Natura 2000, SPA, SAC)
• Recreation and tourism
• Towns and old fishing villages
• 3 main touristic regions SW delta, Mainland
  coast and Wadden Sea Islands
• Economic importance of tourism
• Mainland Wadden Sea area 12 M visitor nights,
  700 M Euro income,
• 
  gt 27.000 full time jobs
• Recreation in dune nature reserves W. of
  Amsterdam 6 M day visits per year
• NPs campsites over 1 M overnight stays

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The dutch coastal areas
EU SPA, SAC, MPA
NL Natura 2000, PA
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Egmond aan Zee North-Holland Dunereserve
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Zandvoort National Park Zuid-Kennemerland
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Ameland, Wadden Sea
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Westerschouwen, Zeeland
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Ouddorp, Zeeland
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North-Holland Dunereserve
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Terschelling, Boschplaat Wadden Sea
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National Park Schiermonnikoog
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National Park Schiermonnikoog
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Remit of the Dutch National Parks

• Landowners, site managers and other stakeholders
  are jointly responsible for the conservation and
  development of the quality of these nature areas.
  
• Long term management plan ( gt 10 years ),
  discussed publicly

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Remit of the Dutch National Parks

• Landowners, site managers and other stakeholders
  are jointly responsible for the conservation and
  development of the quality of these nature areas.
  
• Long term management plan ( gt 10 years ),
  discussed publicly
• Objectives of the National Parks
• - Protection and development of nature and the
  landscape, incl. cultural heritage
• - Outdoor, nature oriented recreation
• - Education and information
• - Research.

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Remit of the Dutch National Parks

• Landowners, site managers and other stakeholders
  are jointly responsible for the conservation and
  development of the quality of these nature areas.
  
• Long term management plan ( gt 10 years ),
  discussed publicly
• Objectives of the National Parks
• - Protection and development of nature and the
  landscape, incl. cultural heritage
• - Outdoor, nature oriented recreation
• - Education and information
• - Research.
• Each National Park Board includes representatives
  of all stakeholders
• - Owners
• - National, provincial and local government
• - Waterboard
• - NGOs
• - Business community

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Dutch National Parks

• How to achieve sustainable management?

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Dutch National Parks

• How to achieve sustainable management?

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NL Preferences in recreation

• Enjoy natural surroundings, plant and animal life
• Enjoy town life with partner and others
• Together at the waterside
• Enjoy being together with your children
• Enjoy the countryside, farmlife, villages
• Woodlands
• Sea, beach and dunes (sand, sea and sun!)
• Lakes and rivers
• Motives Quietness, space, naturalness

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Dutch National Parks

• Trends in visitor appreciation
• Personal experiences
• Naturalness
• Quietness
• Authenticity
• Quality of services
• Personalized services
• Nature and health (recreation!)

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Dutch National Parks

• How to achieve sustainable management?
• Sustainable management
• Good governance

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IUCN Good Governance

• Governance power, relationships and
  accountability
• Governance
• Interactions among structures, processes and
  traditions that determine how power is being
  exercised, how decisions are taken on issues of
  public concern, and how citizens or other
  stakeholders have their say.

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Dutch National Parks

• How to achieve sustainable management?
• Sustainable management
• Good governance
• Natural landscape approach
• Long term management plan
• Adaptive management
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Training programs for staff people, planet,
  profit
• Volunteer organization

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Dutch National Parks

• How to achieve sustainable management?
• Sustainable management
• Good governance
• Landscape approach
• Long term management plan
• Adaptive management
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Training programs for staff people, planet,
  profit
• Volunteer organization
• Lessons learned
• Transparency what, why, who, when
• Cooperation between site managers
• Zoning of activities by extending, virtually,
  the boundaries
• Working together with stakeholders, based on
  respect
• Regular information meetings for all
• Innovation of services, e.g. educational programs
  gt adventurous or artistic activities

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Croatia

• New ways for planning,
• socio-economic recovery and development
• Croatian National Program for Islands Development
• Law on Islands
• sustainable development, incl. ecotourism
  development

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United Kingdom
Northumberland Coast AONB boundary
Berwickshire and North Northumberland Coast
European Marine Site boundary
Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural
BeautyBerwickshire and North Northumberland
Coast European Marine Site
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Conclusions

• Coastal tourism
• One of the fastest growing areas of present-day
  tourism
• Central attributes of sand, sea and sun.
• Integrated Coastal Zone Management
• Connecting land and sea
• Water, land and clean air management
• Working with nature, natural processes
• Regional planning is vital
• Good governance is the best approach
• Join forces, bring together areas and competences
  
• Create common sense of urgency, no infighting
• Make central government interested
• Establish regional coastal platform
• Be transparent
• Involve all stakeholders at all times

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Comments by an outsider

• Land and sea are Kelly important
• include the sea, the lagoon and the Nemunas
  delta
• .. and neighboring areas??
• Develop
• Integrated Long Term Management Plan
• Waterframework Directive based
• Landscape and Ecosystem based
• Develop information services
• Good governance through Regional Platform

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