In France, the Green and Blue Belt policy aims to halt biodiversity loss by preserving or restoring ecological continuity. The aim is to preserve or restore the environments necessary for the entire life cycle of animal and plant species (food, shelter, movement, etc.). This biodiversity conservation policy is unique in that it is also a land use planning policy and takes into account human activities, particularly agricultural activities in rural areas.
This thesis project aims to understand how such a policy is implemented in predominantly agricultural areas, and thus to examine the potential synergies and difficulties of biodiversity-agriculture relationships. To do this, we analyze these relationships at three complementary levels: national, regional, and at the level of the farmer and his or her farm.
Julie Delclaux – Laboratoire d’Etudes Rurales
