Natuurmonumenten

Natuurmonumenten
Vereniging tot Behoud van Natuurmonumenten in Nederland
Founded April 22, 1905
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Location 's-Graveland, Netherlands
Area served Netherlands
Volunteers ca. 2,250
Members ca. 879,000
Website natuurmonumenten.nl

Vereniging tot Behoud van Natuurmonumenten in Nederland (English: Society for preservation of nature monuments in the Netherlands) is a Dutch organisation founded in 1905 by Jac. P. Thijsse, that buys, protects and manages nature reserves in the Netherlands. It was awarded the Gouden Ganzenveer in 1986.[1]

In January 2008 the organisation had 345 (ca. 99.000 ha) nature reserves under management. The largest is De Wieden (5,847 ha) and the smallest is Fort Ellewoutsdijk (1 ha).

References

  1. ^ "Laureaten De Gouden Ganzenveer vanaf 1955". Stichting De Gouden Ganzenveer. 2009. http://www.goudenganzenveer.nl/laureaten.html. Retrieved 2009-07-28. 

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