"Inform without guilt" . While a somewhat peculiar summer vacation is starting in these pandemic times, the French Office for Biodiversity is launching a campaign from Monday to mid-August to educate tourists about saving wildlife and wildlife. flora of France. A first for the public establishment which expects a big tourist pressure on the whole of the country, and more particularly on the coast. “In the coming weeks, many French people will fully regain nature. And they are invited to stay in France for their holidays: two opportunities which prompted us to launch this campaign, especially since with confinement, our fellow citizens understood the need for nature " , explains Pierre Dubreuil, Director General of the 'OFB.
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Ten percent of the species described in the world are present in France. However, this wealth is fragile: it is also the 6th country hosting the largest known number of endangered species, according to the red list of
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