Nieuw Land National Park

Nieuw Land National Park (New Land National Park; Dutch: Nationaal Park Nieuw Land) is a national park in the Dutch province of Flevoland.

Nieuw Land National Park
Nationaal Park Nieuw Land
IUCN category II (national park)
A dead tree at the Oostvaardersplassen
Map of the national park (area within orange outline)
LocationFlevoland, Netherlands
Nearest cityAlmere and Lelystad
Coordinates52°33′N 5°22′E
Area289 km2 (112 sq mi)
EstablishedOctober 1, 2018 (2018-10-01)[1]
AdministratorFlevo-landschap, Staatsbosbeheer, Natuurmonumenten[2]
www.nationaalparknieuwland.nl
Nieuw Land National Park (Netherlands)

It was established on October 1, 2018, when Minister Carola Schouten visited the province to make the announcement.[3] The national park is managed by the organizations Flevo-landschap, Staatsbosbeheer, and Natuurmonumenten.[2] The total surface area amounts to 289 km2 (112 sq mi), of which over 75% is water.[3] The land, mostly wetlands, is part of the artificial island Flevopolder.[1] Nature reserves that are part of the national park include the Oostvaardersplassen, the Lepelaarplassen, the lake Markermeer, and the artificial archipelago Marker Wadden.[1] Some of those areas were already protected Natura 2000 sites before the park's creation.[3] Nieuw Land National Park is visited by numerous species of migratory birds.[4]

In 2019, governments and nature organizations agreed that they are committed to spend €470 million in the next twenty years to develop the park and to connect its separate parts.[5]

References
  1. "Flevoland heeft met Nieuw Land nu ook een nationaal park". Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (in Dutch). 1 October 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  2. "Over ons". Nationaal Park Nieuw Land (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  3. Hofman, Rudi (1 October 2018). "Flevoland heeft met Nieuw Land nationaal park in huis". De Stentor (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  4. "Nationaal Park Nieuw Land". Provincie Flevoland (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  5. "Groen licht voor Nationaal Park Nieuw Land". Omroep Flevoland (in Dutch). 27 February 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
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