source: Arzeneipflanzen, altbekannt und neu entdeckt, 1993 Botanischer Garten Berlin

Heavy rainfall and other extreme weather conditions are becoming increasingly common. This can lead to flooding , poorer water quality and, in some regions, an increasing water shortage .

2. Dactylorhiza fuchsii (bosorchis): rare (see picture )

3. Dactylorhiza maculata  (gevlekte orchis) They disappear because they need a wet soil.

4. Dactylorhiza fistulosa (brede orchis)

5 . Dactylorhiza majalis (rietorchis)

6. Ophrys apifera (bijenorchis):  very rare

7. Anacamptis pyramidalis  (hondskruid) 

The finding-places in Flanders, the north part of the country, of Dactylorhiza fuchsii.

Paris quadrifolia (eenbes), rare, medicinal plant used in homeopathie

Astragalus glycyphyllos (hokjespeul), very rare,
medicinal plant, roots and leaves are used, it is activating the immune system

 Equisetum hyemale
(schaafstro),rare

Corispermum intermedium (smal vlieszaad), rare

filago minima (dwergviltkruid), vulnerable 

Inula helenium ( griekse alant), rare, medicinal plant, leaves and roots are used as herbal medicine for many diseases (see picture)

Lathyrus nissolia (graslathyrus),
endangered

Polystichum setiferum (zachte naaldvaren), rare

Rhinanthus minor( kleine ratelaar) and (Rhinanthus angustifolius)  grote ratelaar, vulnerable

Samolus valerandi (waterpunge), very rare

Scutellaria mino ( klein glidkruid), rare

Stachys arvensis (akkerandoorn), rare

Trifolium medium ( bochtige klaver), vulnerable 

 

Each stakeholder group, usually situated in one country or region, is focusing on improving one of four types of agroforestry system:

I just pick one of the cases, Belgium is not in the project (?)

Greece: Intercropping of Orange Groves in Greece.

In Crete, citrus cultivation covers about 4500 ha. For many years, farmers in the Chania area of Crete have cultivated crops between their citrus trees from pollarding until the trees achieve a full canopy. Farmers also use cypress trees as windbreaks to protect the citrus trees from wind.

The field trial in Crete demonstrated the feasibility of a establishing a nitrogen-fixing chickpea intercrop between the orange trees.  This occurred when the orange tree canopy was incomplete following grafting of new scions.  The chickpeas can reduce the need for artificial nitrogen fertilisers.  Rather than harvesting the crop, the farmer integrated the crop into the soil to improve soil fertility and health.

A picture of the World Seedbank, in Spitsbergen.

(see picture below: example edible forest garden)

2. We can volunteer in organisations such as natuurpunt, who is working together with natura 2000 . In my BioArea, natuurpunt  is  creating a mosaic of habitats, all connected. They also started turning agrocultural land  into a nature reserve.  They want soil low in nutrients where wild plants can live. They started  making corridors, they are bying land (very expensive) for this huge work.

3. We can volunteer in the The Botanic Garden Meise, who is working on different scientific levels.