1. Parc naturel régional de Brière IRELAND’S LANDSCAPE CONFERENCE TULLAMORE – IRELAND 14-16 th octobre 2009

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

3. Today Parks in France : - 10 National Parks - 46 Regional Nature Parks - 3 keyword: - a territory - a project - a contract

4. 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

5. 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

6. 2 Federations: - Federation des Parcs naturels régionaux de France - National Parks in France A tool: Atelier Technique des Espaces Naturels (ATEN)

7. Regional nature Park of Briere 49 000 hectares 17 members communes 17 000 ha wetlands 80 000 residents

8. Natural regional Park of Briere Missions - manage and conserve biodiversity - preserve species and habitats - fight against invasive species - animate the Natura 2000 program.

9. Natural regional Park of Briere Missions - 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)

10. 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

11. 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

12. Missions - Sustainable agriculture - develop agri environmental - enhance agricultural production Natural regional Park of Briere

13. 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

14. Natural regional Park of Briere Missions - a tourism Sustainable benefits to territory and its inhabitants - promote culture - education to the environment and sustainable development

15. Natural regional Park of Briere MAISON DU PARC centre administratif 177, Ile de Fédrun 44 720 Saint-Joachim  02 40 91 68 68 – fax 02 40 91 60 58 www.parc-naturel-briere.fr Mél : info@parc-naturel-briere.fr Parc naturel régional de Brière : une autre vie s’invente ici.

16. 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