Care-Peat Portal

Zwarte Beek (Belgium)


This page lists the policies relevant to the Zwarte Beek site at a global, european, national and local levels. The different policies are categorised using the Classification shown below. Further information about each of the categories can be found below as a list of sub-categories and by clicking the More information can access the different geographical levels of policies with the links associated to each of them.


Peatland Policies Classification

Biodiversity

Includes: Restoration, Conservation, Protection, Site Management, Habitats & Species, Habitats & Species and Wetland Buffer.

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Climate Action

Includes: Carbon Management, Carbon Credits, Climate Resilience, Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation.

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Energy

Includes: Renewable Energy and Sustainable Transport

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Community & Culture

Includes: Access to nature, Physical & Mental Health & Wellbeing, Cultural Heritage, Indigenous Peoples, Livelihoods Historic Environment and Archaeology.

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Environmental Quality:
Water, Soil & Air

Includes: Water, Indigenous Peoples, Water & Soil Use and Management and Air & Soil Quality / Pollution levels.

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Land Use

Includes: Agriculture, Paludiculture, Horticultur, CAP, Spatial Planning, Land use change, Ownership and Nature-based solutions.

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Research & Applied Sciences

Includes: Evidence-based Research, Experiments and Innovation, Data Collection, Monitoring and Data Sharing, Knowledge-sharing, Education and Training.

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Economy

Includes: Ecosystem Services, Natural Capital Value, Sustainable Economics, Employment, Tourism and Rural Development

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Global Policies

Biodiversity

Policy Name: 4th Strategic Plan of the Ramsar Convention (2016-2024)
Publication Date: -
Application Date: 2016 -2024
Abstract: -
Classification: Biodiversity
Language: English
Link to Document: https://www.ramsar.org/sites/default/files/documents/library/4th_strategic_plan_2016_2024_e.pdf
Policy Name: Convention of Ramsar
Publication Date: -
Application Date: 1971 onward
Abstract: -
Classification: Biodiversity
Language: English
Link to Document: https://www.ramsar.org/sites/default/files/documents/library/current_convention_text_e.pdf

European Policies

Biodiversity

Policy Name: The Birds Directive (2009/147/EC)
Publication Date: -
Application Date: 2009 onward
Abstract: Europe is home to more than 500 wild bird species. But at least 32 % of the EU's bird species are currently not in a good conservation status. The Birds Directive aims to protect all of the 500 wild bird species naturally occurring in the European Union.
Classification: Biodiversity
Language: English
Link to Document: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32009L0147&from=EN
Policy Name: The Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC)
Publication Date: -
Application Date: 1992 onward, amended last in 2013.
Abstract: The Habitats Directive ensures the conservation of a wide range of rare, threatened or endemic animal and plant species. Some 200 rare and characteristic habitat types are also targeted for conservation in their own right
Classification: Biodiversity
Language: English
Link to Document: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:01992L0043-20130701&from=EN

Environmental Quality

Policy Name: The Water Framework Directive (WFD 2000/60/EC)
Publication Date: -
Application Date: 2000 onward, amended last in 2014.
Abstract: The directive establishes a framework for the protection of inland waters, transitional waters, coastal waters and groundwaters..
Classification: Biodiversity
Language: English
Link to Document: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32018R0841&from=EN

Land Use

Policy Name: Regulation EU 2018/841 on Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry
Publication Date: -
Application Date: 2018 onward
Abstract: The regulation recognises the role of wetlands in storing carbon and reaching emission targets.
Classification: Land Use
Language: English
Link to Document: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32018R0841&from=EN

National Policies

Biodiversity

Policy Name: Biodiversity 2020, Update of Belgium’s National Strategy
Publication Date: -
Application Date: -
Abstract: -
Classification: Biodiversity
Language: English
Link to Document: https://www.cbd.int/doc/world/be/be-nbsap-v2-en.pdf

Local Policies

Energy

Policy Name: Flemish Codex Spatial Planning (Decree amending various provisions regarding spatial planning, the environment and the surrounding area)
Publication Date: 2009
Application Date: 2021 - 2030
Abstract: This 2019 National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) was prepared in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action to incorporate all planned policies and measures that were identified up to the end of 2019 and which collectively deliver a 30% reduction by 2030 in non-ETS greenhouse gas emissions
Classification: Energy
Language: Dutch
Link to Document: https://codex.vlaanderen.be/PrintDocument.ashx?id=1018245&datum=&geannoteerd=false&print=false