The Park's biodiversity roadmap is taking shape.

Following on from the meetings organised in December 2025, the Regional Natural Park recently brought together its partners for three thematic workshops aimed at defining the outlines of its future local strategy in favour of biodiversity.

A strategy on the scale of the Périgord-Limousin region

Long committed to the protection and enhancement of natural heritage, the Park has undertaken the development of a local adaptation of national and regional biodiversity policies. This "biodiversity strategy" aims to take into account the specific characteristics of the Périgord-Limousin region and to provide tailored solutions to local challenges. It relies on strong engagement from local stakeholders and seeks to ensure shared ownership of the strategy at the level of the Park's local authorities and their partners.

After a year dedicated to collecting and analyzing data to establish an overview of local natural history knowledge, the Park launched a series of participatory workshops in December to identify priority issues and define objectives . A total of five thematic workshops were organized. The first two, held in December 2025, helped prioritize the natural habitats and species to be preserved. Three additional workshops then took place in January, February, and March 2026.

Conclusion of the consultation cycle

Workshop number 3 took place on January 27th in Champsac. It provided an opportunity for collective reflection on the natural areas to be protected and the regulatory tools to be used to implement these protections. This meeting also allowed for discussions regarding the ecosystem restoration obligations related to the European regulation published last summer. Finally, based on the habitats identified as priorities during workshop 1, heritage criteria were defined.

The fourth workshop was held on February 27th in Pageas. The partners met to identify actions that the Park could take to support four economic sectors in the region (forestry, agriculture, tourism, and quarrying) in better integrating biodiversity into their activities. The challenges related to climate change and its impact on these sectors were also central to the discussions.

Finally, the workshop held on March 24th in La Coquille focused on the challenges of raising awareness, promoting, and reconnecting with nature. It brought together 25 participants, including Park staff, elected officials, and technical partners. Initially, participants were invited to share their understanding of the concepts of "raising awareness," "promoting," and "reconnecting." Discussions in smaller groups then allowed for collective reflection on several key questions, including identifying audiences still relatively untouched by the Park's activities, and identifying those activities that lack visibility.

This latest meeting also provided an opportunity to highlight the diverse range of educational tools developed by the Park—traveling exhibitions, resin animal figurines, quizzes—all resources that facilitate raising awareness of biodiversity among a variety of audiences. The Park also plans to conduct a survey among local residents to better understand their relationship with living things, their perception of biodiversity, as well as their expectations and the factors that could strengthen their involvement in these issues.

These workshops mark the completion of the consultation phase dedicated to defining the issues and objectives of the future biodiversity strategy. These elements will complement the knowledge assessment carried out in 2025 and will be compiled into a document scheduled for publication in the spring. A second phase of work will then begin to define the action plan for achieving the identified objectives.