The Nature Reserve’s project to create a Marine Biodiversity Institute holds a privileged position in the European Operational Program 2014-2020, and I am very pleased about it. Besides the fact that it will further enhance the environmental protection that is already in place, this new center is an important asset for the creation of new career paths and the promotion of ecotourism on the French side of the island. My team, partners and I have worked together with the Reserve on defining this project in order to dispose of a truly effective tool. The Nature Reserve is doing an excellent job, and the State regularly turns to it for its expertise in environmental matters. Such will be the case for the protection of the Simpson Bay Lagoon, a project of cooperation between the two sides of the island that will also benefit from European funding. Let’s carry on the good work. Saint-Martin’s wealth is the quality of its natural environment which gains in value every day, and we should all take it upon ourselves to improve it.
Edito Philippe Chopin - Newsletter 21
Delegated Prefet of the State Representative for the Collectivités of Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin