Nieuw Land National Park

Nieuw Land National Park is located in Netherlands
Nieuw Land National Park
Nieuw Land National Park (Netherlands)

Nieuw Land National Park (New Land National Park; Dutch: Nationaal Park Nieuw Land) is a national park in the Dutch province of Flevoland.

It was established on October 1, 2018, when Minister Carola Schouten visited the province to make the announcement.[3] The national park is managed by the organizations Flevo-landschap, Staatsbosbeheer, and Natuurmonumenten.[2] The total surface area amounts to 289 km2 (112 sq mi), of which over 75% is water.[3] The land, mostly wetlands, is part of the artificial island Flevopolder.[1] Nature reserves that are part of the national park include the Oostvaardersplassen, the Lepelaarplassen, the lake Markermeer, and the artificial archipelago Marker Wadden.[1] Some of those areas were already protected Natura 2000 sites before the park's creation.[3] Nieuw Land National Park is visited by numerous species of migratory birds.[4]

In 2019, governments and nature organizations committed to spending €470 million in the next twenty years to develop the park and to connect its separate parts.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Flevoland heeft met Nieuw Land nu ook een nationaal park". Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (in Dutch). 1 October 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Over ons". Nationaal Park Nieuw Land (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Hofman, Rudi (1 October 2018). "Flevoland heeft met Nieuw Land nationaal park in huis". De Stentor (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Nationaal Park Nieuw Land". Provincie Flevoland (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Groen licht voor Nationaal Park Nieuw Land". Omroep Flevoland (in Dutch). 27 February 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2020.

External links

  • Official website (in Dutch)