The regional natural park of Briere

1. The regional natural Park
of Briere
ITGO
Nantes- mars 2010

2. Parks: key dates
• 1870 : Creation of Yellowstone Park (USA)
1st Parc naturel in the world.
• 1909 : Creation of the 1st Nature Preserve in Europe (Sweden)
• 1963 : Creation of the 1st National Park french: The Vanoise.
• 1968 : Creation of the 1st Regional Nature Park :
Saint Amand Raisme.
• 1969/1970: Creation of 8 regional nature parks whose Park Brière.

3. A regional natural Park is :
• A fragile rural area, recognized nationally for
its strong heritage and landscape.
• A cooperative project to ensure sustainable
development based on the protection and
enhancement of cultural heritage.
• A charter contract is renewable every 12
years and urging partners. It is materialized
in a reference plane.

4. Vocation of a Regional Natural Park
A Regional Nature Park's mission is to protect and
enhance the natural, cultural and human affairs of its
territory by implementing an innovation policy, planning
and economic development, social and cultural
environment-friendly.

5. Missions of a Regional Natural Park
a systemic and global approach of the territory
• Maintain and enhance the living heritage, including
through appropriate management of the natural
environment and landscape.
• Contribute to Regional Planning.
• Sharing a life project (contributing to the economic, social
and cultural development and quality of life by providing
care, education and public information)
• Taking the risk of innovation and experimentation and
contribute to research programs.

6. The regional natural parks…
territories, men
• 13% of the national territory
• 3700 Common
• 23 Regions
• 68 Departments
• 7 129 800 hectares
• 3 098 866 people
46 regional nature Parks

7. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Cross-border reserves or parks
Pantanal(Brazil),
Patagonia (Chile),
Marocco,
Vietnam

8. Natural regional Park of Briere
fauna
local know-how
flora Quality of life
architecture

9. The territory of the natural regional Park of Brière
• 49 000 hectares
• 17 members communes
• 17 000 ha wetlands
• 80 000 residents

10. A historic imprint
The undivided
Grande Brière
Marsh (7 000ha)
1461 Text of law from François II (enjoyment of the inhabitants on the marsh).
1786 Text of law from Louis XVI (ownership of the inhabitants ).
1838 Creation of the Commission Syndicale de Grande Brière Mottière (CSGBM).
A strong cultural attachment of the inhabitants
To the marsh
In its mode of governance

11. The organization of the park
Scientific Council
Management committee
DIRECTOR
Inhabitant’s
President
Committee Staff
Board council
Commission of the
finances
Public commissions
architecture
Natural heritage agriculture landscape culture economic Environmental
urbanism development education

12. The organization of the park
Scientific Council
Management committee
DIRECTOR
Inhabitant’s
President
Committee Staff
Board council
Commission of the
finances
Public commissions
architecture
Natural heritage agriculture landscape culture economic Environmental
urbanism development education

13. Natural regional Park of Briere
Develop programs:
• exploitation of the marsh when the economy meets ecology
• benefits to territory and its inhabitants

14. Extracting the organic mud from the water
streches is required to:
– hydrology
– ecosystem
– human activities

15. Value extracted mud

16. SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
•market producers
•develop agri environmental
•Develop short circuits in agriculture
•A label for beef produced in wetland

17. safeguard the heritage cottages
1970: the heritage is threatened
3 businesses working on the tatching of roofs
2000: 1750 restoration of buildings financed
14 businesses working
- support a local know-how and
economical activity

18. Exploit the reeds
to roof tatched cottages
for energy purposes
Exploit the reedbeds
to preserve
the great bittern’habitat

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

20. 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

21. 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