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realization and awareness. The philosophy in question is looking for a
balance between the two opposing groups of action, developers, in
particular for the tourism industry, the conservationists who want the
coasts to be preserved and accessible to all in the name of equality for
which the State is ultimately responsible. The realization is related to
the growing awareness of the precariousness and the fragility of the
coastline. Therefore, we should preserve what should absolutely be
preserved, depending on the importance of the sites, landscapes,
degradation level of the ecosystems and on the limits that should not
be crossed. So, marine marshes and sand dune structures will be
better, if not absolutely, protected, to name only these examples.
5.4.4.3.2. The French Protection Agency for coastlines and lakeshores
(Conservatoire du littoral)
Figure 5.9. Characteristics of the Protection Agency: the estate of Agriate in Corsica
The French Protection Agency for coastlines and lakeshores was
created by law on July 10, 1975. It was formed as a result of some
proposals from the Piquard Report. In the true spirit of a workgroup
and the State, it was designed to support what was then referred to the
“natural third-party”, as the ambition was to preserve at least one-third
of the coastal strip and to leave it in a natural state. The report was