The National Parks Bureau (NBP) has been established on behalf of the Ministry of LVVN. The main task is to support parks and partners on a national level in implementing the National Parks Policy Program 2024-2030. The NBP employees consult with parties such as the government, provinces, and national representatives of partners. Additionally, the NBP serves as a discussion partner for parks that want to work on the goals from the National Parks Policy Program 2024-2030. 

National Parks Policy Program 2024-2030

The policy program outlines how park organizations, provinces, the government, and partners intend to shape the development of national parks into robust, high-quality nature and landscape areas in the coming years. The policy program sets out the joint ambitions and goals for the future of national parks in the Netherlands and provides direction for all national parks. The proposed approach maintains the quality of the (international) National Park label and combines it with opportunities to make the national park valuable in addressing urgent challenges in rural areas.
Read the National Parks Policy Program 2024-2030 here.

Activities

The activities of the National Parks Bureau include, among others:   

  • participating in various national consultation platforms and working groups;
  • organizing learning networks;
  • managing the central park site, including the knowledge platform;
  • advising the Ministry of LVVN;
  • developing and promoting the application of the national National Parks style;
  • initiating and guiding research.


Employees

  • Saskia de Mol van Otterloo – program manager
    Contact for National Parks: Zuid-Kennemerland, Oosterschelde, Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Biesbosch, Veluwezoom, Hoge Veluwe, Grenspark Kalmthoutse Heide, Van Gogh, and Hollandse Duinen.
  • Adriaan Buitink - senior advisor on learning networks, nature and health, working group follow-up National Parks Policy Program                   
    Contact for National Parks: Duinen van Texel, Schiermonnikoog, De Alde Faenen, Lauwersmeer, Drents Friese Wold/Dwingelderveld, Drentsche Aa, Sallandse Heuvelrug, Nieuw Land, Weerribben-Wieden, De Maasduinen, De Groote Peel, and De Meinweg
  • Daniël Bakker - senior advisor marketing and leader of the working group on Recognizability and Unity of National Parks
  • Anja Brands - senior communication advisor and contact person for press and media.
  • Paola van der Worp - program assistant

The NBP employees work closely with the secretary of the SNP and the national coordinator for education and communication of IVN. 

Contact

The NBP can be reached via: info@nationaleparkenbureau.nl