Natuurmonumenten
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| Vereniging tot Behoud van Natuurmonumenten in Nederland | |
| Founded | April 22, 1905 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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| Headquarters | 's-Graveland, Netherlands |
| Area served | Netherlands |
| Volunteers | ca. 2,250 |
| Members | ca. 879,000 |
| Website | natuurmonumenten.nl |
Vereniging tot Behoud van Natuurmonumenten in Nederland (English: Society for preservation of nature monuments in the Netherlands) is a Dutch organisation founded in 1905 that buys, protects and manages nature reserves in the Netherlands.
In january 2008 the oraganisation had 345 (ca. 99.000 ha) nature reserves under management. The largest is De Wieden (5,847 ha) and the smallest is Fort Ellewoutsdijk (1 ha).
