Division Maasvlakte 2 Compensation Report

Development of Maasvlakte 2 in the Voordelta Natura 2000 area will result in the loss of flora and fauna of ecological value due to a reduction of the Natura 2000 area's size by 2 455 hectares. The key spatial planning decision (hereinafter KSPD), Rotterdam Main Port Development 2006, stipulated that this loss be compensated by establishing a conservation area elsewhere in the Voordelta, where usage restrictions could be imposed.

The KSPD also stated that usage restrictions and other measures would help improve the ecological value of the conservation area. Ecological demands were taken into consideration and weighed against the extent to which restrictions should be imposed on human activity, particularly in light of existing usage, human or otherwise.

The Nature Conservation Act licence issued for the construction and presence of Maasvlakte 2 includes a compensation obligation concerning Habitat Type 1 110 and a number of species of bird.