Abstract

The National Natural Reserve of Saint-Martin represents about 3 054 hectars of natural marine, terrestrial, and lake areas protected since september the 3rd of 1998. The management of the areas was entrusted to the Association de Ges-tion de la Réserve Naturelle Nationale de Saint-Martin, according to a Management Plan setting and prioritizing managing goals for five years. These managing goals are to promote the improvement of knowledge on protected areas, to control the anthropological impacts, to extend the management to new areas, to restore degraded backgrounds and populations, to promote environmental education, to optimize the use of resources and to develop regional cooperation. The Conservatoire de l’Espace Littoral et des Rivages Lacustres owner of these protected areas has also entrusted the managment of 14 ponds on the french part of the Island. Conservancy and management developed by both entities in récent years has been recently recognized and rewarded by a double labelling from RAMSAR (2011) and SPAW (2012) protocols. These dual certification is rewarding the work performed the last 15 years and opens new opportunities to the manager, as well as for the MPA.

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