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Good practice ★ 67 Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported Compare

LIFE Tourbières du Jura — Peatland Rehabilitation Programme (France)

EU LIFE programme (2014-2021) that rehabilitated 55 peatlands across 14 Natura 2000 sites in the French Jura, neutralising 26 km of drains …

Frasne, France

Good practice ★ 60 Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported Compare

Vittel / Agrivair groundwater PES

To keep nitrates out of its mineral-water aquifer, Vittel (Nestlé Waters) pays catchment farmers via the Agrivair intermediary to adopt low-input agriculture …

Vittel, France

Good practice ★ 47 Evidence: Observational / pre–post Compare

Évian Watershed PES — APIEME Agricultural Conservation Scheme (France)

Danone's Évian brand finances PES for 41 farmers across a 35 km² alpine catchment (Plateau de Gavot, Haute-Savoie) to protect mineral water …

Évian-les-Bains, France

Good practice ★ 47 Evidence: Observational / pre–post Compare

CDC Biodiversité — Cossure Nature Compensation Site (France)

Europe's first supply-side biodiversity compensation site: CDC Biodiversité restored 357 ha of orchards to rare Crau steppic grassland (€12.5M; 2008–10). Great bustard …

Saint-Martin-de-Crau, France