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Avoid harmful artificial fertilisers and pesticides

Habitat	Function	Type of work
Open space	Living environment	Grassland management

In order to maintain biodiversity and ecological balance, heritage meadows will be managed as necessary.

Description of the action

Avoid harmful artificial fertilisers and pesticides.

Why?

The use of artificial fertilisers and pesticides, which are harmful to a wide range of organisms and significantly reduce plant and animal diversity and abundance, should be avoided in grassland meadows.

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