Bern Convention

Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats

The complaint was submitted by the association “Halte à la pollution” in 2013 focusing on the supposed pollution of the habitat of species due to the implantation of a bitumen manufactory LGE (Lot & Garonne Enrobés) in a flooding area of the Avance valley in the Lot-et-Garonne (47), in Aquitaine (France). According to the complainant, hydrocarbons washed out by the river could cause pollution and threaten local fauna and flora such as the European otter (Lutra lutra) and the European mink (Mustela lutreola).

 Key Timeline

• 2013 - Case registration

  Documents

 Regular reports to the Bureau and/or Standing Committee

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