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Many organizations on Texel develop activities in
the field of land-use and landscape on Texel and there is a clear need for
an organization to bring all these existing initiatives and ideas together
in order to create added value.
Workshop
The Foundation organized a workshop on 31 October and 1November 2003, to which numerous
organizations were invited in order to list issues and opportunities. A list
of concrete ideas emerged from this
workshop, ideas which may be implemented in the near future.
Trip
to Gelderland
On
16 September 2004, around 30 Texelaars visited a number of
projects in the field of multiple land-use in the province of Gelderland.
All of the participants were involved with the Hoge Berg
area in one way or another. The purpose of the trip was, on the one
hand, to get to know one another better as well as each other’s ideas,
and, on the other hand, to see how other areas deal with the issues and to
find new inspiration.
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The Hoge Berg area.
Hoge
Berg The
Hoge Berg area ("High Mountain") is one of Texels most beautiful
landscapes. However, the area is under high pressure: the actual (sheep) farmers
don't earn enough to survive. Several
organizations on the island are making plans for the survival of the
farmers. The Foundation of a Sustainable Texel will coordinate these
plans, to prevent fragmentation. In December 2004 a project to make a
Masterplan for the Hoge Berg area has started. Result of the plan has to
be the conservation of the beautiful landscape and the survival of most of
the farmers.
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