netherland plus

The Nederland plus project covers the area of De Biesbosch National Park, the largest freshwater area in Europe, which extends over 9,000 hectares. De Biesbosch National Park is located in the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and South Holland and is bordered by various rivers. Historically, the area was originally fertile pastureland that was turned into marshland by a catastrophic flood in 1421. The proximity to the North Sea meant that the area was affected by brackish water. Parts of the area were reclaimed by dykes in the 16th and 17th centuries. During the Second World War, the inaccessible area provided partisans with shelter. After another storm surge in 1953, protective measures such as the Delta Works were built to prevent future disasters. Since 1994, De Biesbosch has been a national park, which today offers a wide range of leisure activities, including boating and canoeing, hiking and cycling along the waterways lined with willows and open pastures full of water birds.

The Nieuwe Dordtse Biesbosch is a project to convert 530 hectares of agricultural land into nature and recreation areas. Since the beginning of 2019, the city of Dordrecht has been offering a large nature and recreation area that is developing into a Biesbosch-like landscape based on a sustainable water system. The nature and recreation areas overlap and reinforce each other.Water system:The project has an important water system that draws fresh water from the Nieuwe Merwede. This water passes through a sedimentation basin and then flows through reed beds that purify the water and improve its quality.Nature connection:The Nieuwe Dordtse Biesbosch connects the Dordtse Biesbosch in the west with the Sliedrechtse Biesbosch in the east. The combination of wet and dry areas creates a varied nature reserve with grassland, marsh and water.Recreation:The Nieuwe Dordtse Biesbosch offers an extensive network of walking, cycling and riding trails. Popular recreational areas are located in the direction of the Hania polder and around the pump house at the Oosthaven. The paths connect to the De Elzen nature reserve and the pump house on the dyke offers an information centre and a wide view over the landscape.

We combine international certified climate protection with climate and environmental protection commitment in the Dutch national park De Biesbosch. This combination results in the climate protection combination certificate developed by natureOffice, Nederland plus. While the actual offsetting of your emissions takes place via a Gold Standard or VCS-certified climate protection project of your choice or the PROJECT TOGO natural forest afforestation, by choosing Nederland plus you also support regional climate protection via our partner, De Biesbosch National Park.