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Farming and NATURA 2000: What problems and opportunities Anila Shallari, Phd Geography and environmental sciences, BIRDLIFE, FRANCE

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Farming and NATURA 2000: What problems and opportunities

Anila Shallari, Phd Geography and environmental sciences, BIRDLIFE, FRANCE

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Landscape diversity in Aude

34 geographical zones , Natura 2000, that is 40% of the departement of Aude.

France

Spain

Highland

For various reasons topography, layout different reliefs, tilt the coastline of the Gulf of Lion, wind corridors the coastline at Gruissan and Narbonne has a funnel effect of concentration of migratory birds feed.

Coastline

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Geographic situation of ZPS Basses Corbières

Strict protection zone Basses Corbières

Installed since 2009

A typical mediterranean area

Low rainfall

Groundwater richness

Limestone plateau

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Pastoral practices

Monitor plant growth and diversity, empirical method

Adpat grazzing pressure

Combination Method goat + horses

Hay of poor quality ??

Création of pasture parks

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Deal with climatic conditions

Drought management

Mixing légumes cereals

Implantation of alfa alfa

Organic manure only

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Deal with climatic limits and local ressources

Tillage in good conditions : Growth of the biodiversity of the soil Good yield Ressource management

Good practicies and soil life

Management of heterogeneity of the soils

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Evaluate the potential

Rotation cycles

Very good yields without chimical intrants

One cut hay, offset surfaces

Attention to soil compaction and exhaustion

Late mowing, et leave un aera for biodiversity

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The fields and the yields

margins for the biodiversity refuge

Margins for the biodiversity

refuge

Cut hay area

Hedges of tree

Biodiversity pool

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Organising the flexibility

Small bales of hay = no flexibility

Peak of working (feb-june) and production

New system ?

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Planning for biodiversity without mecanic action

Promote mosaics and landscape diversity

Creating vegatal hedges with local varieties

Alveolar opening

Prairie undergrowth

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Prevention and homeopathic remedy

Animal ( skin, dropping, nails)

Soil (bio-indicators) and grassland (stads)

Parasitism and disease

Observing cycles and soft strategies.

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Supporting biodiversity in my garden

Old variety

Permaculture

Biodiversity pool for inscects and birds

Mulching for saving water

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Rycycling lactoserum

Reduce waste whey in soils and streams

Effluent management

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Constraints

Keep or not to keep the herd ??

This is the question

Comptabilities with modern life ?

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Land stewardship

Dealing with multiple owners and Stakeholders (hunters,

Land speculation and recreation land

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Other limits

Productivity system and sustainaibility

Competitive prices

Which alternatives ?

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Natrix natrix lunching

Visitors

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Photo 16/02/2014

Gypaetus barbatus, bone-breaking

Installation of plots near to the farm

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Aegypius monachus

Photo 24/03/2014

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Milvus migrans, black kite

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A little mole

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