Question 14991 — woods and forests

Summary

Ms. Sandra Delannoy draws the attention of the Minister of Ecological Transition, Biodiversity and International Negotiations on Climate and Nature to the practical consequences of the implementation of the law of February 2, 2023 aimed at limiting the enclosure of natural spaces and protecting private property, particularly in rural areas where forestry, hunting and agricultural activities coexist. closely. If the objectives of restoring ecological continuity and preserving biodiversity pursued by this reform are fully understood, the concrete methods of its implementation raise serious concerns among forest owners, managers of wooded areas and agricultural operators. Indeed, the obligation to bring certain fences into compliance or to remove them before 1 January 2027 raises the question of the effective regulation of wildlife, in particular wild boars and deer, whose significant populations in certain territories are already causing significant damage to crops, young forest plantations and silvicultural balances. The removal or lowering of fencing devices risks, according to the stakeholders concerned, further increasing this damage, with consequences heavy economic costs for agricultural and forestry operations. Beyond this problem, this reform questions more broadly the very conception of the management of forest areas. A forest is not a wasteland left to its own devices under the cover of free natural evolution. It constitutes a living, productive and maintained space, requiring active, sustainable and supervised management. This interview, carried out in particular by the owners, professionals in the sector and forestry agents, is essential both for the preservation of ecosystems and the prevention of health, climatic and incendiary risks. In this context, an approach based exclusively on the free movement of wildlife, without sufficient consideration for the imperatives of management, regulation and protection of human activities, appears unbalanced. She him therefore asks what guarantees the Government intends to provide to forest owners and agricultural operators in the face of the foreseeable increase in game damage following changes to the fencing regime. She also wishes to know what measures to regulate wild boar and deer populations will be strengthened in order to avoid a deterioration of the agro-sylvo-cynegetic balances and how the Government intends to reconcile, in the application of this law, the objectives of biodiversity with the concrete needs of active, responsible and sustainable management of French forests.

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