Lac de Charpal vu du cielEach Natura 2000 site selected as a site of Community interest by the European Commission is monitored by a Steering Committee. This Committee ensures the implementation of a document of objectives which includes an ecological inventory, a socio-economic inventory and the resulting management document.
Implementation of the objectives document and management of the site are entrusted to a local authority with joint financial support from the State and Europe. In Lozère, all the sites are managed by communities of communes (apart from 3 sites managed directly by the Cévennes National Park).
Coordination of the sites includes actions programmed annually, covering :
Vue sur le Valdonnez et le Truc de Balduc depuis le Causse de MendeThe Valdonnez was proposed as a Site of Community Interest in 2006 because it is home to a remarkable example of a petrifying spring. However, this is far from being the site’s only interest:
The French government is expected to designate it as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) by ministerial decree in the near future.
The cliffs of Barjac and the Causse des Blanquets are located on the edge of the limestone advances of the Causses (to the south) on the crystalline massif of Aubrac and Margeride (to the north of the Lot). This area, where two major geological regions meet, boasts a highly diverse biotope.
The Falaises de Barjac and Causse des Blanquets Natura 2000 sites were designated Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) by ministerial decree in 2006 and 2011.
The Plateau de Charpal site, which includes a number of peat bogs and moorlands, became part of the Natura 2000 programme in 2004. The Charpal plateau is largely wooded, but it has retained an exceptional concentration of peat bogs (a complex of priority habitats), including the largest in Lozère, covering up to 25 ha.
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