This tour of the French and overseas coasts to meet the coastal guards was commissioned by the Conservatoire du Littoral. An exciting portrait work brought together in a miniature book edited by Line Lavesque (Across the Landscape) and the Conservatory.
To ensure the land protection of the sites, the Conservatory defines intervention perimeters. It then acquires plots as they are put by their owners on the market, and then as a priority entrusts their management to local authorities.
Today, the Coastal Conservatory and all of the 250 managers who work with it, make up an original “French” protection system. They contribute to the objective of creating a “natural third” section of the coast by 2050.
Today, the Coastal Conservatory and all of the 250 managers who work with it, make up an original “French” protection system. They contribute to the objective of creating a “natural third” section of the coast by 2050.
Protected areas contribute to the attractiveness of the coastline and its equilibrium. They provide many services to the ecosystem. Certain uses are authorised and supervised when they are compatible with the environment (agriculture, fishing, oyster farming, hunting). The sites are open to the public when all the safeguards are in place to prevent damage from excessive traffic.
