Transcript Estelle Sturtzer

Bill to restore biodiversity,
Title
nature and landscapes
Make it work – MIW
Edinburgh, 10-11 December
Estelle Sturtzer
Cécile Gozler
Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy
"The bill to restore biodiversity, nature and landscapes
aims to protect and value the richness of the natural world.
It will enable a new harmony between nature and humans.
This gives us a chance to use the strength of the living
world to make France a country of environmental
excellence and green and blue growth before it is too
late."
Ségolène Royal, Minister of Ecology, Sustainable
Development and Energy
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Key principles (1/2)
 The French Government is committed to a process of
modernising environmental law. The aim is to
make this law simpler, more readable and more efficient,
while ensuring a high level of environmental protection is
maintained.
→ Forum on Modernising Environmental Law
 With regard to biodiversity, the aim has been to make
France an exemplary country, yet the results of research
on nature and the environment reveal a worrying
current situation.
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Key principles (2/2)
The bill currently under consideration by Parliament is based on:
 A dynamic vision of biodiversity that must be protected for
those species and habitats that are remarkable, but also those that
are ordinary, because essential ecosystem services rely on that
biodiversity.
 A principle of ecological solidarity that reflects the
interdependence of ecosystems and the necessity of managing
environmental policies at all regional levels.
 A precautionary principle, which means every project must first
seek to avoid environmental impacts, if this is not possible to reduce
them, and as a last resort to compensate for them.
 A series of graduated tools ranging from contractual
instruments to restrictive schemes built on a wide consultation of
stakeholders.
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Main measures (1/3)
 Fight against species extinction and added value of landscapes and
natural heritage:
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Intensification of the Conservatoire du Littoral (Coastal
Protection Agency) efforts and simplification of the procedures
applicable to the Parcs naturels régionaux (Regional
Natural Parks)
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Balance between environmental protection and economic
development → compensatory measures
Protection of animal species and fight against illegal
trafficking
 Innovation without plundering natural resources:
→ If a company commercially exploits a molecule that is born out
of research on plants / animals / bacteria, it will provide the
region from which that molecule came with some of the
benefits.
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Main measures (2/3)
 Fight against climate change:
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Protection of mangroves
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Creation of ecological continuity
→ green and blue grids
 Balance between human activities and
aquatic life:
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Creation of marine protected areas
 Link between health and environment:
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Natural water treatment
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Banning of discharges into the sea
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Banning of disposable plastic bags
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Banning of aerial pesticide spraying
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Main measures (3/3)
 Creation on 1 January 2016 of the first French
agency dedicated to biodiversity to develop new
industrial sectors and careers in green growth.
→ The agency will be able to fund projects to support
biodiversity through the Investments for the Future
Programmes (Programmes d’Investissements
d’Avenir – PIA).
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Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy