Parc naturel régional de Brière

IRELAND’S LANDSCAPE CONFERENCE

TULLAMORE – IRELAND14-16 th octobre 2009

Nature Parks in France

In 1968: an aspiration to a new life France has several National Parks Birth of the concept of Regional Parks

Today Parks in France :

- 10 National Parks - 46 Regional Nature Parks - 3 keyword:

- a territory - a project- a contract

Regional Nature Parks

• created on the territories populated living

• the beginnings of decentralization

• a systemic approach Territories

• of field laboratories

• their challenge: reconciling development and protection

Characteristics

• an oriented testing

• a mode of governance adapted

• a limited life

• an outcome

• living spaces oriented to the future by anticipating the major issues planetaires

2 Federations: - Federation des Parcs naturels régionaux de France - National Parks in France

A tool: Atelier Technique des Espaces Naturels (ATEN)

Regional nature Park of Briere

• 49 000 hectares• 17 members communes• 17 000 ha wetlands• 80 000 residents

Natural regional Park of Briere

Missions - manage and conserve biodiversity

- preserve species and habitats - fight against invasive species - animate the Natura 2000 program.

Natural regional Park of BriereMissions

- Water management - management of water bodies

and flood prevention - monitoring of water quality

- Program for Management at the Basin Brivet - Contract for restoration and maintenance of the wetland (CREZH) - Schéma d'Aménagement de la Gestion

des Eaux (SAGE)

Missions

- Maintain the wetland - a  completion of maintenance work wetlands restoration - exploitation of the marsh when the economy meets ecology

Natural regional Park of Briere

Missions - Support economic

- thatched cottage of flavors and crafts - market producers - saturday Farmers - Park label awarded to products and

services

Natural regional Park of Briere

Missions - Sustainable agriculture

- develop agri environmental - enhance agricultural production

Natural regional Park of Briere

Natural regional Park of Briere

Missions - Maintain and improve the quality of the landscape

- safeguard the heritage cottages - exploit the reeds (for energy purposes and for the ground cover) - support a local know-how

Natural regional Park of Briere

Missions - a tourism Sustainable benefits to territory and its inhabitants - promote culture - education to the environment and sustainable development

Natural regional Park of Briere

MAISON DU PARC centre administratif177, Ile de Fédrun44 720 Saint-Joachim

02 40 91 68 68 – fax 02 40 91 60 58www.parc-naturel-briere.fr

Mél : info@parc-naturel-briere.fr

Parc naturel régional de Brière : une autre vie s’invente ici.

Thanks for your attention

Crédit photo: L. Bélier, P. Bonnet, A. Boulet, JP. Damien, M.Grzemski, A.Launay, A. Le Breton, M.Marquet, B.Marquis, M. Pouvreau,

cartographie: Pictogramme