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°E / 52.600; 5.400Coordinates: 52°36′N 5°24′E / 52.600°N 5.400°E / 52.600; 5.400

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]

Works on the first phase, which is mainly focused on the construction of the first island, are scheduled to start in April 2016,[2] Boskalis Westminster has been awarded the contract for this phase.[3]

Aims

The main aims are to create natural reserves and to improve the water ecology of the Markermeer, by creating wetlands, comparable with the Wadden Sea (hence the name of the project), but without tides because the Markermeer is not connected with the sea.

Partners

The Dutch government, BirdLife Netherlands, ANWB and VNO-NCW are partners.[4][5]

Critical views

The ecologist Wouter van Dieren claimed he first had the idea in 1996 and talks about 'plagiarism'.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Marker Wadden Charrette, 2013 The Cultural Ecology of Water in the Netherlands
  2. ↑ http://www.destentor.nl/regio/lelystad/crowdfunding-voor-aanleg-marker-wadden-1.5744596
  3. ↑ Unique project: nature islands in the Markermeer, Natuurmonumenten. Retrieved 27 September 2015
  4. ↑ Marker Wadden, droomplan wordt mogelijk - Natuurmonumenten, YouTube. Retrieved 27 September 2015
  5. ↑ VNO-NCW-baas De Boer wil spoed achter project Marker Wadden, nu.nl, 25 oktober 2014
  6. ↑ 'Plan Marker Wadden is puur plagiaat', Trouw, 11 February 2012

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