The goal of this study is the development of a global long-term vision for area focused nature conservation in Flanders. The project can be split into two parts: · drawing up future goals and objectives for nature in Flanders, based on scientific data· describing a strategy, measures and instruments to obtain these goals and objectivesThe result of this study should be the key guide to construct the Flemish nature conservation plan. This means that this research should result in a vision: a clear image of the desired kind of nature in the long term and what possibilities exist to realize it. This study will not attempt to describe the possibilities for nature in a specific geographical area, but will deliver a frame of thought that can be used to construct the nature conservation plan.