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Eco-tourism and green living in France is endlessly evolving – our regular column brings you the latest news and tourism developments


In brief


ROBOT CLEAN-UP For the last year, the port at Antibes (Alpes-Maritime) has


been equipped with two robots – moored at strategic points – that suck up whatever unwanted


detritus floats around them. Every month, nearly two cubic metres of waste are collected on the water, 90% of it coming from the shore.


BNB TLC


30 historic buildings in France, including Château de Purnon


Joined up green thinking


Two major tourism organisations in France have signed an agreement which, over time, aims to improve sustainable travel and holidays in France by aiding and educating the country’s tourism professionals – and thus subsequently benefiting tourists.


A treaty between ADN Tourisme, which was formed in 2020 as a new standalone


organisation of three professional tourism federations, and the ATD (Acteurs du Tourisme Durable), the sustainable tourism body, will allow both parties to “undertake to pool and strengthen their actions in terms of awareness and information for their members and


tourism stakeholders”, said a joint statment, “in order to face collectively, in a responsible way, the economic, environmental and social challenges that the sector must face”. Among its first tasks is to define and explain the abundance of labelling, brands and certification that has emerged in the French sustainable tourism industry. To this end, they have already jointly published a guide to the labelling process for all


professionals in the sector, explaining how these can be obtained as well as the organisational steps necessary for the candidate structures to obtain them.


FAWN FOCUS


COLLÈGE COOLING In a bid to combat the effects of global warming and resulting canicules (heatwaves) outside of school terms – as seen this June – Parisian suburb Nanterre is set to spend €750,000 by 2026 on ‘greening up’ its playgrounds. The measures will improve CO2


storage, temperature cooling


and air quality, not to mention pupils’ mood and concentration. 26 ❘ FRANCE TODAY Aug/Sep 2022


Drones are being used by vigilant farmers in Bas-Rhin, Alsace, in


order to check for fawns during the summer harvest, reports Francetvinfo.fr. The animals,


unaware of the danger, can fall victim to machines harvesting


dense, tall grass. Farmers called on local hunting groups, trained in using the thermal cameras mounted on the drones.


(pictured) in Verrue, Vienne, have been announced as winners of a


share of Airbnb’s €5.6m Heritage and Local Tourism programme, in partnership with the French Rural Mayors Association. The online booking portal recently added


‘Patrimoine’ as a search category on its website.


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