There will be an investigation into the legality of the felling of the Sterrebos in Born. On Tuesday, a motion by Member of Parliament Frank Wassenberg (Party for the Animals) from Geleen was adopted with a large majority.
In a tweet, Wassenberg says that the results of the research may be useful for the future: “Was the felling of the 200-year-old Sterrebos in Limburg legal? My motion to have that investigated was adopted today with a large majority. We will not get the Sterrebos back, but in the future this can better protect nature.”
nesting owl pair
In a response to L1, Wassenberg explains his motion: “We will not get the forest back. Just under half of it is still there. What I want to know is whether the nesting owl pair should not have been noticed sooner. If it is not legal, must the remaining part of the forest will remain. And we have to make sure that there is no more damage. The expansion of the Nedcar factory will then have to go elsewhere.”
Wassenberg also believes that the interests of nature should be looked at more closely: “This has been too much of a rush job.”
University
It is not yet known who will conduct the investigation. It is up to the minister to turn that off. “I can also imagine that a university will investigate this, with one or two professors,” said Wassenberg. “At a next meeting on the subject, I will ask what progress is being made and who will be investigating it.”
Was the felling of the 200-year-old Sterrebos in Limburg legal?
My motion to have that investigated was passed today with a large majority.
We will not get the Sterrebos back, but it can protect nature better in the future. pic.twitter.com/54L7vEmi1S— Frank Wassenberg (@WassenbergFrank) March 22, 2022
Hood Sterrebos
Many trees of the Sterrebos in Born, which is privately owned by car manufacturer VDL Nedcar, have been felled for a new factory hall. As a protest action, several activists from Red Het Sterrebos climbed into the trees of the forest at the beginning of February. The last activists were removed from the trees on February 8, after which they were arrested.
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