Ponencia impartida por Gilles Perron, director del Parc National Des Pyrénées, Francia, sobre el turismo y la conservación de la naturaleza en este parque, dentro de la mesa redonda sobre turismo de naturaleza que tuvo lugar en el IV Congreso Internacional de Turismo Rural Reyno de Navarra en Pamplona, febrero de 2013

1. The tourism and the nature
conservation in the Pyrenees
national park
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2. The tourism and the nature conservation in the
Pyrenees national park
1. The Pyrenees national park
2. The number of visitors
3. Equipments for the public reception
4. Sensibilisation and formation
5. The regulation
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3. 1. The Pyrenees national park
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4. 1. The Pyrenees national park
The flora : 80 endemic species of flora
64 species of mammals, more than 6 500 izards, 20
bears on all the Pyrenees
157 species of birds
A lot of birds of prey : 12 couples of bearded
lammergeyers, 320 couples of griffon vultures, 40
couples of golden eagles, 30 couples of percnoptères
of Egypt.
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5. 1. The Pyrenees national park
7 Pyrenees National park houses : 131 000 visitors in
2012.
5 refuges guarded in high mountain (180 places)
350 km of routes of hike in “zone heart” (maintenance and
signalling system).
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6. 2. The number of visitors
900 000 visitors on 9 home sites between June 15th and September 15th, 2012
1,5 million visitors on the whole territory.
It is the National park the most visited in France
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7. 3. Equipments for the public reception
3.1 The « Tech Valley »
Example: an operation on the Val d' Azun was finalized in partnership
with the municipality of Arrens-Marsous and “EDF” in 2012. Creation
of equipments, a National park house, a route of hike for visitors in
situation of handicap,…
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8. 3. Equipments for the public reception
3.2. The home site “Le Pont d’Espagne” (Cauterets)
Realization of a home site “Le Pont d’Espagne” (Cauterets) to
avoid the circulation and the car park of cars in mountain
Before Next
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10. 3. Equipments for the public reception
3.3. Creation rackets snow circuits in the Somport resort
(Urdos), to associate this practice with the protection of the
Capercaillie.
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11. 4. Sensibilisation and formation
4.1 Formation of the guides in mountain on the wealth of
the Pyrenees National park heritage.
Organization of point meets between the Park guards and
the visitors.
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12. 4. Sensibilisation and formation
4.2. Transmission data naturalists to the users and the
followers of activities.
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13. 5. Régulation
Use of the regulations of the National park, to organize practices
(paragliding for example) in the respect for the natural heritage
(birds of prey, grouse, izards) and the various uses.
Map for the paragliding practice in the “heart zone”
Zone of flight with periods
Summit authorized for the departure with periods 13
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14. Thank you for your attention
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