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Aerial view of 1000 Étangs

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Tristan Vuano

PODCAST #5 Memory of water in 1000 Etangs

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On the Plateau des 1000 Étangs, water has shaped everything. This unique landscape, born of glaciers and maintained by the hand of man, tells an intimate and collective story.

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Les 1000 Etangs, memory of water and promise for the future

Hervé Mange is in love with this land. He talks about it as you would talk about a faithful friend: with emotion, commitment and an acute ecological awareness.

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Aerial view of 1000 Étangs

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Tristan Vuano

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    Aerial view of 1000 Étangs

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    Tristan Vuano

      Pools, dykes, peat bogs, reed beds… This “water country” is a haven for biodiversity. But it is fragile. Human management is essential to prevent these mirrors from disappearing.

      Emotions and anecdotes

      “Ponds are a concentrate of culture. A living memory. If we don’t do something, in 50 years they’ll be gone.

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      Pond at Ecromagny

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      Jean-Guy Simonet

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      Grand Rosbeck

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      Charlotte Mosca

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      Plateau des Grilloux

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      Charlotte Mosca

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      Pond at Ecromagny

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      Jean-Guy Simonet

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      Grand Rosbeck

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      Charlotte Mosca

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      Plateau des Grilloux

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      Charlotte Mosca

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