Biodiversity. City plants flowers with nectar

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Biodiversity is the variety of life in the world. It contains life in all its forms:

• living species (animals, men, mushrooms, plants)
• their genes
• their ecosystem

These natural resources allow the balance of everyday life of mankind. The biodiversity supplies everything at the same time: food, firewood, energy, absorption of CO2,... Today, this variety is threatened. The City of Brussels takes initiatives to protect this balance, via its sustainable development policy and more particularly its local Agenda 21.

Flowers with nectar

The City of Brussels thus wants to improve the management of its public green spaces by leaving more place to nature every time the situation allows it. This experimental action of putting plants on the avenues Araucacia [plan], Stienon [plan] and Laskouter [plan] will give flowers with nectar the chance to grow under the trees. Besides the aesthetic aspect, this project will have to attract more insects like bees, that can spread the pollen.

Protect nature

This type of development will also allow to avoid using dangerous chemicals in the fight against weed, but also to fight against certain forms of incivilities, like dog excrement.

Other green actions

This action is part of a bigger plan to make the city more green:

• walks organized by nature guides in the green spaces of the City of Brussels
• installation of hives in the city centre
• installation of nest boxes in parks
• ...