WONDELMEERSEN OCCUPIED
Since June 20, the summer solstice, the Wondelgemse Meersen have been occupied and declared an autonomous zone!
This nature reserve, 14 hectares, is the last consecutive piece of wilderness of what was once a vast swamp area in the north of Ghent.
If it is up to transport company De Lijn and politicians such as Zuhal Demir (N-VA) and Lydia Peeters (Open VLD), the Wondelmeersen would soon be destroyed to make way for a so-called “green” depot for buses and trams. But you do not build a “green” depot at the expense of valuable green nature.
The neighborhood has long been opposed to this and founded the “Bloemekenswijkbos” action committee. A group of biology students also found more than 40 protected animal species on the spot, including the wall lizard, alpine water salamander, small water salamander, fox, stone marten and kingfisher.
Until now, both the local residents and the protected animal species that live there have been ignored.
With this occupation we join the fight of the local residents. An autonomous zone is created that is responsible for the protection of this nature reserve. We crawl into the trees and stay there until the Wondelmeersen are saved.
We are not against a new depot in itself, but against the destruction of valuable nature. While De Lijn acts as if there are no other options, there are at least 6 alternative locations on the table …
Valuable city nature irrevocably destroying and concreting is not an option!
Time for direct axie! Come because if politics fails, then we have to do it ourselves!
This district forest is not going!