And the newest large landowner in Flanders is … Natuurpunt: “Thanks to almost 205 million euros in subsidies”

When it comes to the nitrogen dossier, Natuurpunt is a voice in the debate. When it comes to counting butterflies and birds, you will hear them too. Just like when it comes to a bicycle bridge that will not be built because the lighting disrupts the flight of bats. Or about the pumped-up water from the Oosterweel connection that is to serve as irrigation for a nature reserve – even with PFAS in it. But what you hardly hear: Natuurpunt has quietly become the largest private landowner in Flanders. With subsidy. “That system is ingenious.”

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