Reduce drought risk

Raulhac orchads - Harnessing agroforestal techniques for sustainable ecosystem management in Auvergne

Raulhac orchads, 2022 (c) Genesis
  • For adapting to climate change : creating microclimates and boosting the resistance of crops to increasingly frequent droughts in the Corrèze, and introducing nitrogen-fixing tree species.
  • For biodiversity : creating ecological continuities between natural areas of ecological, faunistic and floristic interest (ZNIEFF) and improving the general condition of the soil.
  • For the local area : integrating these developments into local supply chains (fruit production, heating, firewood, use in livestock farming, etc.)

Soeurs du Maine - Making use of agroecological practices for better water and soil management in the French countryside

Soeurs du Maine, 2019 (c) S. Pfeiffer
  • For adapting to climate change : preventing soil erosion and securing water resources.
  • For biodiversity : encouraging functional and heritage biodiversity and creating habitats conducive to the development of beneficial organisms.
  • For the local area : improve the landscape and living environment and diversify sources of income for the farm.

GAEC les rocs - Employing agroecology in Vandée

GAEC Les Rocs, 2022 (c) Communauté de Communes de Pouzauges
  • For adapting to climate change : conserve the quantity and quality of the water downstream of catchment areas and consolidate the resistance of forest habitats to the effects of climate change.
  • For biodiversity : conserve the biological richness of the soil and reduce the pressure of forestry on the soil.
  • For the local area : enhance the bocage landscape, integrate the project in the Territory Committed to Nature (TEN) process and strengthen the resistance of the grazing systems.

GAEC Lait'spérance - Implementing agroecological practices to adapt farming to climate change in Brittany

GAEC Lait'spérance (c) Martine Blin
  • For adapting to climate change : limiting drought and soil erosion.
  • For biodiversity : offering a refuge for biodiversity and regenerating soil life by reintroducing trees to grazing land.
  • For the local area : strengthening the long-term economic sustainability of the farm.

Farm "du Temple" - Combining sustainable livestock farming and ecological corridors in Normandy

Ferme du Temple Farm (c) Alois Clinton, CDC Biodiversité
  • For adapting to climate change : mitigating the effects of climate change, creating microclimates and stabilising forage yields.
  • For biodiversity : creating ecological continuity between the various areas of high ecological interest and developing a fodder system favourable to biodiversity.
  • For the local area : creating developments using a landscape approach, which is a symbolic, heritage issue in the area, and integrating them into local supply chains.

Farm "des Clos" - Harnessing agroecological practices to increase adaptation to higher temperatures in Yvelines

Ferme des Clos (c) Saaltus
  • For adapting to climate change : plant trees and shrubs suited to the pedoclimatic context (chemical pollution, shelter from wind and storms, combatting drought, etc.) and combat soil erosion.
  • For biodiversity : create ecological continuity between the Regional Natural Park and cereal fields, recreate the humus and surface soil layers.
  • For the local area : contribute to the economic revenue of the local authority and use the wood in the firewood sector

Beau Soleil des Landes Farm - Regenerating former vineyards through agroforestry practices in Maisdon-sur-Sévre

Beau Soleil des Landes Farm (C) Valentine Norève, CDC Biodiversité
  • For adapting to climate change : mitigate the effects of climate change through the creation of microclimates, improve the infiltration of rainwater and control runoff.
  • For biodiversity : create conditions favouring the return of biodiversity and a refuge for local species.
  • For the local area : integrate these developments in local added-value economic activities

Restoration of upstream tributaries of the Clauge river

For adaptation to climate changes: increasing the resistance of forest stands to the risk of drought.

For the local area: improving water quality and groundwater levels, reinforcing water availability.

For managing natural risks: limiting erosion of the riverbed and banks by slowing down the flow and replenishing the plateaux (“platières”) with sediments.

For biodiversity: restoring the river continuity and its biodiversity