ASTRUCH , Patrick

Multi-Use Management (MUM), with complex zoning and regulation of uses (including artisanal fishery), is at least as efficient as NTZ management in terms of natural heritage conservation. In addition, it is compatible with sustainable development (including artisanal fisheries).

For almost 60 years, the management policy of the Port-Cros National Park (PCNP) has steadily progressed, in phase with human impacts, changes in doctrines and goals in the field of nature conservation, what was socially acceptable at a given time, a very active Scientific Council and a gradual shift from species-centered to ecosystem-based...

Biodiversity is often defined erroneously as the number of species. The higher the number of species, the better the status or the health of a habitat is considered to be. Managers, stakeholders and environmentalists worldwide often prioritize the 'species approach'. The protection of an iconic and endearing species is obviously easier than...