EDEN - Concerted eco-development operating around the ponds and lagoons of La Narbonnaise area, France

The projects main objective was advancing a participatory and consultative approach in the regional planning process of the coastal area of the Narbonne lagoons. This was achieved by a development of an integrated 'use/environment' administration through the initiation and co-ordination of on-site operations; development of management and planning tools for specific situations as well as tools for regional evaluation; the creation of a 'water observatory' based on monitoring pond quality with respect to the human activities in the hydro-graphic basin; organisation of demonstration events for municipalities, users, industrial and commercial businesses, agricultural firms, and the tourist trade. In environmental terms, the project managed to reduce pollutant flows.