Marker Wadden
| Marker Wadden | |
|---|---|
  Marker Wadden Location in the Markermeer | |
| Location | Flevoland, North Holland |
| Coordinates | 52°36′N 5°24′E / 52.600°N 5.400°ECoordinates: 52°36′N 5°24′E / 52.600°N 5.400°E |
The Marker Wadden is a project aimed at creating islands in the Markermeer in the Netherlands.
Project
The project was presented in 2012, by the Vereniging Natuurmonumenten.[1] The Dutch government, BirdLife Netherlands, ANWB and VNO-NCW are partners.[2][3]
Works on the first phase, which is mainly focused on the construction of the first island, started in April 2016,[4] Boskalis Westminster has been awarded the contract for this phase.[5]
The main aims are to create breeding grounds, islands and coast line and to improve the water ecology of the Markermeer. The project creates a wetland, comparable with the Wadden Sea (hence the name of the project), but without tides because the Markermeer is not connected with the sea. The new nature reserve will be accessible to tourists.
On 11 May 2016, the first square metres of land emerged, which Natuurmonumenten called a 'milestone'.
Critical views
The ecologist Wouter van Dieren claimed he first had the idea in 1996 and talks about 'plagiarism'.[6]
References
- ↑ Marker Wadden Charrette, 2013 The Cultural Ecology of Water in the Netherlands.
- ↑ Marker Wadden, droomplan wordt mogelijk - Natuurmonumenten (in Dutch), YouTube. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ "VNO-NCW-baas De Boer wil spoed achter project Marker Wadden" (in Dutch), NU.nl, 25 October 2014.
- ↑ "Crowdfunding voor aanleg Marker Wadden" (in Dutch), De Stentor, 2016.
- ↑ Unique project: nature islands in the Markermeer: Marker Wadden (in Dutch), Vereniging Natuurmonumenten. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ Hans Marijnissen, "'Plan Marker Wadden is puur plagiaat'" (in Dutch), Trouw, 11 February 2012.
External links
- Marker Wadden, Natuurmonumenten