Biodiversity

Biodiversity is the variety of life on Earth. Biodiversity is important because it provides clean air, fresh water, healthy soil, and crop pollination. It is therefore essential for the survival of animals, plants, and humans. Human activities such as changes in land use, pollution, and climate change are reducing biodiversity.

In the area of biodiversity, we support initiatives from the community. We support good initiatives with advice, labor, or materials. We also seek coordination with other parties on biodiversity and the management of our green spaces. In addition, we are creating public orchards and picking gardens to increase the experiential value of public green spaces.

Biodiversity working groups

In Tytsjerksteradiel, there are several working groups that focus on biodiversity.

Do you have an initiative?

  • please contact the working group in your village
  • or contact the municipality via gemeente@t-diel.nl or by telephone at 140511.

For more information and inspiration about what you can do for biodiversity, read biodiversiteit.frl. Do you have an initiative? Then you can register it on the website https://biodiversiteit.frl/aanmelden-initiatief/.

Policy plans for biodiversity, greenery, bees, and the bee pact

Biodiversity policy plan

The Biodiversity Policy Plan forms the framework policy for addressing biodiversity in the municipality of Tytsjerksteradiel. Based on this framework policy, the implementation can be further shaped and frameworks can be translated into measures and actions.

Green Policy Plan

In Tytsjerksteradiel, we practice ecological green management in suitable locations. Ecological green management focuses on the preservation and development of ecological values. This is achieved through, among other things:

  • adapted mowing management
  • grazing by sheep
  • introducing variation in vegetation
  • Creating brushwood piles in woodland where appropriate

Bee policy plan "For and with the bee"

The purpose of the bee policy plan is to make our municipality an area where bees can thrive. There is sufficient food, sufficient breeding opportunities, and the living environment is safe. In short: the 3 F's (Food, Fertility, and Safety) are in order. In addition, residents (including agricultural businesses) are aware of the presence of bees and contribute to improving the living conditions for bees. An additional effect is that butterflies and birds also benefit from the measures taken for the bees (by increasing the supply of other insects and berries). This results in a more flowery and beautiful municipality.

Bee Pact

Tytsjerksteradiel has joined the bee pact. The bee pact aims to improve the habitat of bees and increase their food supply, including by reducing the use of pesticides and creating flower-rich field margins. The bee pact is an important step in the protection of bees and other pollinating insects, which play a crucial role in maintaining our natural ecosystems and food production.
The bee pact is an initiative of Silence of the bees.

Partners

Biodiversity Recovery Program Fryslân

We are affiliated with the Herstelprogramma Biodiversiteit Fryslân (Biodiversity Recovery Program Friesland) collaboration. The ambition of this collaboration is a healthy and rich biodiversity, with a good basic quality of nature and landscape as in the Visie Natuerlik Fryslân 2050 (Naturally Friesland 2050 Vision). Within 5 years, a stabilization of biodiversity in Friesland and in the longer term (2050) an increase. You can read more information at Biodiversiteit.frl.

Steenbreek Foundation

The Steenbreek Foundation is committed to a green, climate-resilient, and healthy living environment. To this end, they organize various campaigns to increase biodiversity, among other things. Tytsjerksteradiel is a partner of Steenbreek.

Steenbreek Foundation | Together from pavement to greenery