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Analytical contribution discussing the relational understanding of nature among dairy farmers in Northeast Twente and examining how religious traditions, historical narratives, and environmental policies such as Natura 2000 and the Water Framework Directive intersect with debates on farming, stewardship, and cultural rights.
Author: Tanja van Hummel PhD
Profession: Independent researcher; philosopher and religious scholar
Research basis: PhD dissertation
Region: Northeast Twente, eastern Netherlands
Country: Netherlands
Geographical context: Rural border region between Almelo, Hengelo, Enschede, Gronau and Nordhorn
Religious context: Roman Catholicism mixed with elements of German nature religion
Main actors: Dairy farmers
Themes: Human–nature relationship; cultural rights; religious practices; agricultural heritage; environmental policy
Historical references: Saxon period (first centuries CE); farm foundations dating back to circa 1500; prehistoric habitation
Cultural practices: Harvest-Thanksgiving Day (Oogstdankvieringen); Our Lady roadside shrines; land crosses; rooftop symbols
Institutional frameworks: Natura 2000; Water Framework Directive
Policy context: Nitrogen emission reduction policies; farmers’ protests of 2022
Environmental issues: Nitrogen deposition; water quality deterioration; buffer zones along ditches
Concepts discussed: Stewardship; commons (marke); co-production of landscape; industrialised versus nature-inclusive farming
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