About us

Since 2001, Grenspark Kalmthoutse Heide has been the first cross-border nature reserve. It was established on the initiative of the Benelux Economic Union and illustrates the growing importance of nature and the environment in an international context.

Importance and preservation of biodiversity

That nature is also of great importance to the Benelux, Europe and the entire world is an awareness that has grown in recent decades in particular. Whereas within the Benelux and European Union all attention was first focused on the economy, these partnerships now also stimulate the preservation of biodiversity and our natural resources. And rightly so!

Voluntary cooperation, but not without obligation

To preserve and maintain Grenspark Kalmthoutse Heide various owners and managers work together voluntarily. Voluntarily, but not without obligation. The managers and owners, both public and private, take care of joint nature and water management. Recreation, information and education are also important. The objectives are laid down in the Management and Design Policy Plan. The focus is on safeguarding, strengthening and developing the (potentially) present natural and landscape values. Whenever possible, attention is paid to information, education, recreational co-use, timber production and fauna management. But the development of the characteristic ecotopes - heathland, forests, dunes, fens and the transitions between them - is paramount at all times!