EHS 2016 (history)

On 4 October 2016, Deputeerde Staten van Drenthe updated the EHS (Ecological Main Structure). The map of the Ecological Main Structure is part of the Provincial Environment Regulation. The ecological connections are part of the EHS. The map also shows the defence areas with natural values. From the existing natural values and the coherence as part of a well-functioning EHS, the following areas of Defence in Drenthe have special natural values: the training grounds De Haar and Havelte-West and the ammunition depot in Ruinen. These sites, which are not part of the EHS, are now on the map of the EHS under the ‘defence site with natural values’. Within these areas, there are no restrictions on military use and facilities for military use. The designation does have a signaling function for spatial developments, which are not related to military use. When military use is ended, there are serious arguments to add these areas to the EHS.