Who are we?
Our association was created on August 7, 2010 after the observation of many degradations on the north shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon and the large-scale deforestation of the Bassin for the benefit of urbanisation. The association includes a board of directors with 12 members and a bureau collégial, which means that there is no president in this association but a legal representative, Mrs. Marie-Hélène Ricquier. Every month, the members meet and debate current and emerging issues. A newsletter is also sent monthly to our subscribers (if you want to subscribe, click here).
Les Écocitoyens du Bassin d'Arcachon promote a return to stability between men and nature and deserves the name of Association for Nature and Environment Protection. It defends solidarity and ecological values. Independent of any political party, it aims to be the link between citizens and decision-making powers.
Our Actions
We fight against soil sealing, the exponential growth of urbanisation in coastal communities, the disappearance of natural, agricultural and forest areas. We fight against air, water, and soil pollution, and anthropogenic nuisance (noise, for instance).
We fight for the conservation of wetlands, natural areas, the restoration of biodiversity and eelgrass beds around the Bassin d'Arcachon (...), for the respect of the Coastlines Act and the laws implemented by the Grenelle de l'Environnement 1 and 2. We resort to the Administrative Tribunal whenever necessary.
We advocate for ecological transition and initiated the movement on the Bassin.
Our ways
Mobilization, engagement, reflection; to imply the citizen in the sustainable development of his town through sharing and exchanges, to bring concrete actions to life in a participative approach to answer the new social, cultural, economic and environmental issues. The association implements places for dialogue, meetings, debates. Our aim is to heighten the elected representatives and citizen's awareness about local issues and support local initiatives.
Finally, the association will act through any other legal way on the entire commune of Andernos (where the head office is located), on the Bassin d'Arcachon/Val d'Eyre, as well as on any event or decision that might have a negative effect on the environment in this area.
In detail, the association wants to:
- stand up for the restoration of the balance between men and nature, in a way to improve life quality and the respect of the environment
- act always in favour of nature and environment
- protect, maintain and restore natural spaces, resources and environments, animal and plant species, biodiversity and fundamental ecological balances, water, air, soil, sites, landscapes, rural roads,...
- act in favour of a harmonious and balanced development of both territory and urbanism
- act for Human Rights protection and everybody's right to live in a healthy and preserved environment
- promote the discovery and reasoned access to nature
- broadcast knowledge on the planet ecological status in order to face ecological crisis and climate changes,
- raise awareness about the impacts of human activity among as many people as possible and teach them the good practices
- create or take part in existent councils for sustainable development, be represented in all places and all bodies
- support the Écocitoyens and other ecological and alternative associations, ease or initiate the coordination of their actions and information
- defend before the courts all its members and especially material and moral interests about the association purpose
- fight against the standardisation of thinking in favour of the confrontation of different points of view and lifestyles
- favour exchanges of traditional and/or alternative knowledge in order to become autonomous and face urbanisation and consumer society
- define favourable orientations to improve our situation in a sustainable way and face local development plans (PADD, PLU, SCOT,...)
- propose the organisation of public meetings about information and coordination and facilitate their implementation
- take part, directly or indirectly, in all activities related, directly or indirectly, to a cause defended by the association.
(non-exhaustive list)
Last edited: 18/12/2024
