Conservation status
Natura 2000 – a network for futur
Biodiversity is a subject which has known a lot’s of problems the last years. Economic and housing developments have induced a large destruction of species and as a result a decrease of the biodiversity. In the way to counter this tendency, the European Union developed the network Natura 2000, which includes Birds and Habitats Directives.
Since 2003, our region undertook to do what EU proposes with N 2000. In the biosphere Reserve, four areas are under the Habitats Directive and four under the Birds Directive (also called Area of Special Protection ASP). Those two statuses are oft bringing together. In fact, the areas under those directives are chosen because of their habitats and species status, but also because of their importance at the European scale.
As a principle, conservation areas under European laws are chosen by the region and shouldn’t be deteriorate. Monitoring and periodic measurements are done to evaluate the state of those typical habitats. The steady of this monitoring is assured by the administration personal, by volunteers and by outside firms. Management planning, supporting volunteers are the best ways to reach the conservation targets.
The next page will inform you about the different areas under those Habitat directives and Birds directives in the Biosphere Reserve.
