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When talking about environment, we immediately think of the three-flower environmental-quality award, quality of life and town development. However, the policy pursued by the town goes far beyond the mere "ornamental" commitment. For many years, it has pursued an ambitious policy spanning 5 areas:
Constructive and sustainable commitment
Promotion of selective waste collection
Responsible energy management
Protection of the Crau nature reserve
Preservation of water quality
The protection of the Crau, the last steppe of Europe, is also an important pillar of our environmental policy. This vast expanse of rocks deposited by the Durance river during the last glacial periods, originally covered an area of nearly 40,000 hectares. Today the original Coussoul plains cover less than 7,000 hectares. Protection of the Coussouls has become imperative and is implemented through close and effective partnership between all the stakeholders: The State, the Chamber of Agriculture, the CEEP-Ecomuseum, La Crau Hay Making Committee, etc. The protection program has several components:
Establishment of the Nature Reserve of the Crau Coussouls on 7,000 acres in 2001
Establishment of 5 "Natura 2000" protected sites
Creation of the Regional Park of Alpilles, 3000 hectares of which are located on land belonging to the township