La gestion des pelouses sèches en Région wallonne

Calcareous grassland management in Wallonia. In South Belgium, calcareous grasslands previously grazed by sheep and goats have been abandoned for more than 50 years and many have disappeared. The remaining ones are dominated by coarse grasses and partially reafforested. Sites are generally small in size and isolated in a forest or agricultural environment. They still concentrate many rare and threatened species but their conservation urges important restoration works. Management aims and methods used in Wallonia have to take into account the regional characteristics: small and fragmented sites... Mehr ...