Seventeen organizations* are calling on the new Cabinet to make rural areas more accessible for holidaymakers. The past corona year has shown how important it is to go out. The pressure on urban greenery was therefore great and sometimes parts of protected nature reserves had to be closed off.

That is why both land management and recreational organizations and land users have found each other in the mission to turn the 'outdoor space' into a recreational space where possible, desirable and on a voluntary basis. The seventeen organizations that work together under the NLBuiten flag want to draw up a concrete plan for this together with the central government and other governments this year.

The NLBuiten organizations are working on a proposal to make the rural areas more accessible for everyone who wants to go out: walkers, cyclists, horse riders, water sports enthusiasts, etc. Landowners, land users and site managers are collaborating on the plan, which requires liability, compensation, properly arrange financing of facilities, respect for property, voluntary participation of farmers and horticulturists and possible claims settlement. This is a new form of public-private partnership that requires the involvement of central government, provinces, municipalities and water boards.