Minister scraps plan to oblige builders to make shelter for sparrows, bats in new homes
NL TimesBuilders of new homes do not have to provide shelter for house sparrows, swifts, or bats, Housing Minister Mona Keijzer has reported. Her predecessor, Hugo de Jonge, had brought this proposition before his departure, but the current Cabinet wants to scrap “conflicting or redundant requirements.” The hope in the Cabinet at the time and environmental organizations was the obligated nesting areas would lead to a growth in the number of sparrows or bats. The bird protection organization Vogelbescherming Nederland thinks that birds and nature will suffer because of Keijzer’s decision. The organization called it a “worrying trend that requires action.” Other changes in the so-called Environment Buildings Decree of the Netherlands will remain intact.
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