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Today, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) explains who golf courses could play a crucial role existing harmoniously with and enhancing the countryside, despite not being traditionally associated with environmental protection.
They use the example from Sweden’s wetlands.
The Ljunghusens Golf Club lies within a heathland dominated coastal nature reserve. The links characteristics of the landscape have changed over centuries through different usage.
Remains of these are found in the form of old fisher huts, tong walls, peat pits and heather meadows.
Constant improvements to the management of the landscape are being carried out. Irrigation water comes from boreholes and surface water.
Efficiency is continually improved. No alien grass species are used on the course and since the 1980’s fertilizer use has been reduced by around 80%.
Preserving the wetlands
Ljunghusen Golf Club’s main reason to undertake a biodiversity conservation program is to maximize the ecological value of the natural site.
Therefore, the golf will continue in the near future to undertake actions such as removing unwanted trees and shrubs and updating surveys for birds, mammals and frogs.
The Ljunghusen Golf Club in Sweden is located on an international wetland area in South West of Sweden. The public opinion does not consider the golf course as an environmentally friendly [...]
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