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High-profile wetlands: Land cover in Ramsar Sites in Metropolitan France
20 June 2017

Natural wetlands are essential for biodiversity but also for the human populations that benefit from their multiple services: protection against floods, water-table recharge, water purification, amongst many others. […]
Evolution of land cover in French metropolitan Ramsar sites between 1975 and 2005
28 April 2016

Designation as a Ramsar site is an international recognition, awarded to the world’s most important wetlands. Out of the 44 sites designated by France, 33 are found within the metropole. […]