Management of an Ecotouristic Site in Camargue - WWF Conservation Projects (sitios de interés)

Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) stretching its wings. Camargue. France. © WWF-Canon / Roger LeGUEN

The "PROMESSE - Promotion of Environmental Management on a Sensitive Ecotouristic Site in Camargue" project is co-ordinated by WWF France in partnership with the Association des Amis du Vigueirat and the Commune d'Arles.
Part 1: Environmental Management and Audit System (EMAS) certification of tourist reception infrastructures. The aim is to reduce the ecological footprint through voluntary actions, beyond the constraints imposed by the regulation.
Part 2: Reduction of the impact of external activities on the site. The aim is to reduce the impact of all external factors on the site through concerted action undertaken in the peripheral area (15,000 ha).

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