Dataset Direct Download Service (WFS): Alluvial afforestation in ex-Champagne Ardenne

* “wetlands (WZ) are defined as land, whether or not exploited, usually flooded or gorgated with fresh water, salted or brackish permanently or temporarily; vegetation, where it exists, is dominated by hygrophilic plants for at least part of the year” (Article L. 211-1 of the Environmental Code). * “the criteria for the definition of wetlands relate to soil morphology related to the prolonged presence of natural water and the possible presence of hygrophilic plants. In the absence of hygrophilic vegetation, soil morphology is sufficient to define a wetland” (Article R. 211-108 of the Environmental Code). * Alluvial forests (outside the population) are wetlands in accordance with the Ministerial Order of 24 June 2008 as amended by the Order of 1 October 2009 specifying the criteria for defining and delimiting wetlands pursuant to Article R.211-108 of the Environmental Code. As a result, these data are a constituent part of those of the so-called ‘water law’ wetlands. Objectives: * Article L 211-1-1 of the Environmental Code states that the conservation and sustainable management of wetlands is of general interest. The purpose of its legislation (the so-called “Water Act”) is to establish a balanced management of the water resource, which aims, inter alia, to ensure the preservation of wetlands, as defined above (Article L 211-1 of the Environmental Code). *The different SDAGEs applying in the Champagne-Ardenne region strongly recommend the preservation of alluvial forests in view of their relictual character and their major role in flooding: — provision 6.67 of the Seine-Normandie SDAGE: “Identifying and protecting alluvial forests”; — provision T3-O4.1-D3 of the Rhine-Meuse SDAGE: ‘Land development procedures shall favour the prohibition of grubbing-up and/or systematic cutting of alluvial forests; — orientation 6A-O4 of the Rhône-Mediterranean SDAGE: “Preserving and restoring alluvial forests and ripisylves”.