FEDER INV MARINE NETWORK RESTORATION PROGRAM PNR BSN
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Since 2009, the Park has devoted full time to knowledge and action in favor of ponds and amphibians. It has already collected a lot of data and above all worked to raise awareness among owners and users of ponds, as well as elected officials, on these sometimes poorly understood subjects. The Park has also joined and supported its partners whenever possible as part of the programs launched on its territory over the years: - PAGIM (with the department and the CAUE of Eure) - Program for the promotion of hunted ZH (with the FDC76) - Program on ponds led by the CREA, then the Metropolis of Rouen - Regional action program on ponds, led by the CEN Normandy - Diagnostics of hunting ponds initiated by the FDC27 on the Marais Vernier, etc... More specifically, in recent years, the Park has expanded and reoriented its actions on the ponds sub-framework through the following actions: 2014-2015 The Park is launching a large-scale study, with the support of the Agency for Water, on a sample of 300 ponds (10% of the number of ponds estimated in its territory) to better understand the distribution of amphibian populations and the functionality of existing pond networks, a preliminary step to more precise targeting and therefore better efficiency of management and restoration actions. This batrachological inventory was carried out on the 15 species of amphibians present in Upper Normandy. Two complementary batrachological protocols (by eDNA and by classical method) were implemented in order to optimize the chances of contacting all the species present. The results of this study also make it possible to enlighten and advise the various stakeholders in the territory regarding pond networks, particularly during development projects or the drafting of planning documents (SCOT, PLU, PLUi), as well as on the regulations in force. The priority courses of action are: - conserve, restore and densify functional pond networks - strengthen the presence of wooded environments (solid or linear) near ponds as wintering sites for amphibians - preserve diversified natural environments (meadows, ditches, hedges, etc.) necessary for the movement of species linked to ponds - fight against the establishment and colonization of aquatic invasive species 2016-2018 Building on these results, the Park took charge of a vast operation to restore pond networks throughout its territory. Thanks to financial support from the Region, as part of its AAP "biodiversity, ordinary nature and ecological continuities" up to 20%, and also from the AESN up to 60% of the cost of the work, the owners of the ponds concerned were offered technical and financial support to rehabilitate their ponds. In 2018, 60 ponds were restored over 2 years, on private or public plots. Discussion meetings and presentation of the action program were organized on each of the pond networks. In January 2018, a technical day was organized to present the project initiated by the AAP of the Region. This day provided an opportunity to discuss with technical partners around the notion of ecological continuity and pond networks, based on visits to restored pond sites and the presentation of an experimental method for evaluating the conservation status of pond networks.
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