In 2019, land was purchased in the municipality of Driebergen and placed at the disposal of the ForestPeace Foundation. The total area of Natuurplaats Binnenbos is 8o hectares, of which a third is cultivated land and the other two thirds are wild. Most of the land – 77 hectares to be exact and located between Langbroekerwetering, Broekweg and Zuwe – was part of the Sterkenburg estate.
At Natuurplaats Binnenbos we are giving nature room to breathe. We want to help restore and develop the ecosystem as naturally as possible, with nature at the helm. We are giving the area the chance to restore and to develop with more biodiversity, as well as new types of crops, plants, trees and animals. We want to make people more aware and involved, by showing them that there are other ways to grow crops profitably and develop our natural world. In so doing, we are stimulating the harmony between people and our environment.
Here, every individual, every plant, every tree and every animal is seen as equally important and deserving of a healthy life. It’s why we work the land without the use of pesticides and why we respect all wildlife. And in the forest, nature, like every plant and tree, is allowed to go her own way. This makes Natuurplaats Binnenbos a place where you can enjoy breath-taking forests, rich grasslands, clean air, clear water, pure food and a wealth of beautiful trees, plants, animals and insects.
Natuurplaats Binnenbos is open to projects aimed at ‘vulnerable’ people in society who could use extra support. Together with selected partners and our most important partner, nature, we welcome people who work on the land and enjoy nature.
The ForestPeace Foundation was founded by Fred Matser. Fred has established several foundations that help boost the dynamic harmony between people themselves and between people and the environment. These include, for example, Stichting Het Bewaarde Land (Land Preservation Foundation) and Stichting Milieubewustzijn (Environmental Awareness Foundation).
ForestPeace was created to increase the harmony between people and the environment. For more information about the ForestPeace organisation and its policy, please go to: www.forestpeace.org
Our organisation
Chairman and initiator ForestPeace Foundation
The instigation of the ForestPeace Foundation in July 2019 was immensely satisfying for Fred. As was the Foundation’s almost-immediate acquisition of such a beautiful area in which nature could be left as much as possible to her own devices. “May the Natuurplaats Binnenbos now stimulate the re-awakening of our inner selves by giving nature free rein in all her loving and dynamic manifestations.”
General contact person and project manager
Jasper feels blessed to have grown up at the heart of the Twente countryside and he’s convinced that it’s what started and fuelled his love for nature. Since the establishment of Natuurplaats Binnenbos, Jasper has been bringing to life the vision that it represents, as well as coordinating the associated programmes with partners. “Providing, we leave her alone, I am a firm believer in the unprecedented resilience of nature.”
Co-director
ForestPeace Foundation
Aartjan lives in Hilversum and never a day goes by without him enjoying his hometown’s gorgeous natural surroundings. For Aartjan, nature is a source of peace, inspiration and a way to recharge his batteries. As director of the Fred Foundation and ForestPeace, he is involved in the development of Natuurplaats Binnenbos and the next steps to be taken by the ForestPeace Foundation.
CONTACT ADDRESS
Natuurplaats Binnenbos
Overhoeksplein 2
1031 KS Amsterdam, The Netherlands
jasper.folmer@fredfoundation.org
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