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Create buffer strips around farm ponds

Habitat	Function	Type of work
Water bodies	Living environment	Establishment of riparian buffer strips

To preserve biodiversity and ensure ecological connectivity, buffer strips are established and maintained along natural water bodies. The recommended width of a water body buffer strip is an average of 5 meters, with an optimal range of 1-10 meters.

Description of the action

Create at least a 12-meter buffer strip around field ponds.

Why?

Water body buffer strips provide habitats and movement corridors for birds and mammals while also offering growing spaces for plants, fungi, and lichens.