{"id":48933,"date":"2025-12-05T12:58:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T11:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/?p=48933"},"modified":"2025-12-17T08:55:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T07:55:52","slug":"naturadapt-sud-a-one-day-meeting-to-share-progress-and-lessons-learned-from-the-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/en\/actualites-en\/naturadapt-sud-a-one-day-meeting-to-share-progress-and-lessons-learned-from-the-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Natur\u2019Adapt Sud: a one-day meeting to share progress and lessons learned from the project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>On Thursday 4 December, project managers and reserve managers from Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te d\u2019Azur, accompanied by their technical and financial partners, gathered in Peipin (04) for the third meeting of the Natur\u2019Adapt Sud project. After 18 months of collective work, this meeting was the last opportunity for everyone to share the mesure taken to adapt to climate change, the project&#8217;s results and perspectives.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>A regional project to adapt to climate change<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_48984\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-48984 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Groupe_LK-3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Au premier plan les participants de la r\u00e9union Natur'Adapt sont r\u00e9unis. L'une d'entre eux porte une pancarte o\u00f9 il est \u00e9crit &quot;Natur'Adapt&quot;\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Groupe_LK-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Groupe_LK-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Groupe_LK-3-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Groupe_LK-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Groupe_LK-3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Groupe_LK-3-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Groupe_LK-3-120x90.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>\u00a9 Laureen Keller | CEN PACA<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Launched in July 2024, Natur\u2019Adapt Sud supports the managers of 13 nature reserves in the Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te d\u2019Azur region <strong>in integrating climate change issues into their management practices<\/strong>. Coordinated by the Tour du Valat, with the support of the Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te d&#8217;Azur Conservatory of Natural Areas and financial support from the DREAL PACA and the R\u00e9gion Sud, the project is based on the Natur&#8217;Adapt method. This approach helps managers understand the impacts of climate on their sites and define actions to respond to them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Each reserve assessed the most vulnerable environments and species, then developed an adaptation plan to respond to the identified climate impacts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>One day to share results, experiences and perspectives<\/h3>\n<p>This working day allowed the participants to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Present the adaptation strategies<\/strong> currently being developed in each reserve;<\/li>\n<li>Share the<strong> lessons learned from Natur&#8217;Adapt<\/strong>: how the approach has changed managers&#8217; outlook on their reserves, their management and their profession;<\/li>\n<li>Discuss the <strong>challenges encountered<\/strong> and the <strong>factors for success<\/strong> (support, networking, exchanges with experts and local stakeholders, feedback between sites);<\/li>\n<li>Discuss <strong>perspectives <\/strong>: integration of strategies into management plans, maintaining regional momentum, future support and funding needs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The spirit of Natur&#8217;Adapt Sud is based on a simple but essential idea: <strong>collectively anticipating the effects of climate change in order to adapt management and sustainably protect the heritage of nature reserves.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_48922\"  class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-48922 \" src=\"https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Travail_salle_MG-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"428\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Travail_salle_MG-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Travail_salle_MG-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Travail_salle_MG-640x480.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Travail_salle_MG-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Travail_salle_MG-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Travail_salle_MG-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Travail_salle_MG-120x90.jpeg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 428px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>\u00a9 Ma\u00eblle Gatel | CEN PACA<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>A regional dynamic to be pursued<\/h3>\n<p>This meeting demonstrated the value of <strong>cooperation between nature<\/strong><strong> reserves<\/strong>. In the Camargue, for example, the Tour du Valat regional nature reserve and the Camargue and Marais du Vigueirat national nature reserves shared their analyses and considered joint approaches to similar threats: rising sea levels, increased salinisation, changes in species populations, etc.<\/p>\n<p>For the teams involved, it is clear that the process does not end with the conclusion of the project. The adaptation plans developed during Natur&#8217;Adapt Sud will provide a solid foundation for future management plans, and the desire to continue exchanges between reserves will help maintain this collective momentum.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"604\"><strong>Focus on the Tour du Valat Nature Reserve<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Analyses carried out as part of Natur&#8217;Adapt Sud have highlighted <strong>key vulnerabilities linked to future climate changes<\/strong>: rising temperatures, increased salinity and longer periods of drought.<\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability to climate change of <strong>emblematic habitats<\/strong> \u2013 temporary ponds, Mediterranean grasslands, salt marshes, salt meadows, woodlands, temporary marshes and lagoons \u2013 and certain <strong>heritage species<\/strong> such as the spadefoot toad, marsh herons and European pond turtle have been assessed, as have <strong>human activities<\/strong> (agriculture, livestock farming, hunting, public access) and management methods (hydraulics, control of invasive alien species, pastoralism, etc.).<\/p>\n<p>This work has made it possible to define an <strong>adaptation strategy focused on ecosystem resilience, maintaining adaptive management and anticipating possible changes in habitats and species.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Project leader<\/strong>\u00a0: <a href=\"https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/en\/staff\/noemie-nojaroff-2\/\">No\u00e9mie Nojaroff<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Technical partners :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cen-paca.org\/\">Conservatoire d\u2019Espaces Naturels de Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te d\u2019Azur<\/a> (CEN PACA)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reserves-naturelles.org\/\">R\u00e9serves Naturelles de France<\/a> (RNF)<\/li>\n<li>Communaut\u00e9 de communes Alpes d\u2019Azur (CCAA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Financial partners :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paca.developpement-durable.gouv.fr\/\">DREAL PACA<\/a> (Green Fund 2024)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maregionsud.fr\/\">R\u00e9gion Sud \u2013 Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te d\u2019Azur<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday 4 December, project managers and reserve managers from Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te d\u2019Azur, accompanied by their technical and financial partners, gathered in Peipin (04) for the third meeting of the Natur\u2019Adapt Sud project. 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