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As a result, numerous waterways and valleys have lost their natural character.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Through a number of specific actions, we are trying to improve or reintroduce the natural conditions that were once prevalent within our project area, providing nature with an opportunity to regenerate.<\/p>\n<h4>Opening of waterways<\/h4>\n<p>In a number of places, water ways will be daylighted again (such as the Zuun in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw and the Woluwe in Zaventem). This new vision on open waterways creates extra opportunities for nature to flourish.<\/p>\n<h4>Fish migration<\/h4>\n<p>Dams, weirs, water mills or water traps hinder fish migration; fish are unable to swim past these obstacles. As such, as part of this project, fish ladders are also being introduced (in areas such as the Dyle in Leuven).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past few decades, numerous waterways have been straightened, enclosed by levees or partly led through cased piping. 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