Member profile: Tour du Valat

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Ubicación

Arles
France

General information

Organization type: 
NGO
Number of staff members: 
50-100
Overview: 

Tour du Valat is a research centre for the conservation of Mediterranean wetlands; its mission is to halt and reverse the destruction and degradation of Mediterranean wetlands and their natural resources and promote their sustainable use.

Extended information

Geographical coverage: 
International
Area of land managed [km²]: 
26
Number of Natura 2000 sites managed: 
3
Main priority species: 

Oxygastra curtisii, An II, IV
Rhodeus sericeus amarus, An II
Alosa fallax, An II, IV
Emys orbicularis, An II, IV
Zerynthia polyxena, An IV
Hirudo medicinalis, An V
Myotis emarginatus, An II, IV
Castor fiber, An II, IV

Main priority habitats: 

Mediterranean temporary ponds (EUR 15 : 3170)
Sub-steppic grasslands Thero-Brachypodietea (EUR 15 : 6220)
Mediterranean salted meadows (EUR 15 : 1410)
Mediterranean halophil shrubs (EUR 15: 1420)

Eurosite specific

Member since: 
01/1990

Personal contact information

Fullname: 
Jean Jalbert
Telephone number: 
+33 4 90 972 960