Financing of the greeting of the public in question



The Bay of Somme profits from a national and international recognition. Our beautiful area is a space coveted more and more since the opening of the motorways A16 and A28.
The passion growing for the leisures of full nature is likely to deteriorate the wild beauty of the landscapes and to upset the traditional ways of life.
Yesterday, the tourist frequentation presented a seasonal character, today it is characterized by her permanence. This news gives induced additional costs in the protection and the management of the devices of greeting. The tax will not be enough any more to finance this type of expenditure. The user often external with our regions would not owe offusquer when it has to contribute directly to the protection and the maintenance of the natural sites.

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    
N° 22 - June 2001
   
The Bay of Somme accomodated the 1st congress of the Club of most beautiful bays of the world
JJ Bignon, President of the SMACOPI,
G Rousset, President of the Club of most beautiful bays of the world and F Letourneux, Director
Academy of the Littoral
at the time of the congress in the Cap Hornu
  Alain Gest, President of the General Council of the Sum and Jerome Bignon, President of the SMACOPI, ont ouvert le last 22 May in the Cape Hornu, the 1st congress of the Club of most beautiful bays of the world.
A recent initiative
Created in 1997 and chaired by Guy Rousset (of Bay of Tadoussac in Canada), the Club gathers about fifteen country having one or more bays of reputation.
During this congress, the various sites represented could exchange information and experiments at the same time on the tourist and scientific level.
The listeners have been particularly sensitive to the strategy of installation, protection and tourist development developed for more than 25 years out of Bay of Somme.
The talks of François Letourneux, Director of the Academy of the Littoral, Laurent Roy, Director of the DIREN Picardy, Michel Desprez, biologist with the GEMEL, of Jerome Bignon and Jean-Christian Cornette of the SMACOPI, captivated the congressmen who then took the direction of Marquenterre and Beautiful Dune.
The following day, the congressmen continued their course in direction of Bay of the Michaelmas Mount to finish in the gulf of Morbihan. The next congress of the Club of most beautiful bays of the world is envisaged into 2003 in Canada.
 
Jérome Bignon
SMACOPI President