Deputy Matthijs de Vries: “A lot of research is being done in Fryslân on all those plants and animals and their habitats. Various parties and many volunteers contribute to this. We find it important to make that data available to everyone and thereby tell the story of Frisian biodiversity. That is not easy. There is a lot of data available. They are all puzzle pieces that we need to connect to sketch the broader story of our biodiversity.”
Numbers and Stories
In the online environment, graphs and tables can be found containing data on numbers, trends, and the distribution of plants and animals that occur in Fryslân. There are 1440 species present in Fryslân that are vulnerable, endangered, and/or protected. Five hundred of them have a strong connection to Fryslân. For example, the peat meadow butterfly, the forest tulip, the water snipe, and the blue satin mushroom. In addition to all that data, there is also information about the connection with the landscape and the enormous variety of nature that we have in Fryslân.
It is not easy to draw conclusions from data on biodiversity. On the one hand, because different research goals and measurement methods are used. But also because many factors are at play. Think of weather conditions or changes in the landscape and water quality. Therefore, there is also an explanation of where all the information comes from and how the data can be read and used.
In Development
At this moment, the online environment contains a lot of data and results from existing studies, annual reports, monitoring, and evaluation reports. It remains in development and will be further supplemented in the coming years.
The online environment can be found at State of Fryslân.
