Tour du Valat, where research meets nature
Camargue, 1947. 24 year-old biologist Luc Hoffmann bought La Tour du Valat, 1500 hectares of swamps and salt marshes at the heart of the Rhone River delta. His project: Study and protect the... Read allCamargue, 1947. 24 year-old biologist Luc Hoffmann bought La Tour du Valat, 1500 hectares of swamps and salt marshes at the heart of the Rhone River delta. His project: Study and protect these ecosystems, rich in biodiversity. From the beginning of the 20th century on, urban, ind... Read allCamargue, 1947. 24 year-old biologist Luc Hoffmann bought La Tour du Valat, 1500 hectares of swamps and salt marshes at the heart of the Rhone River delta. His project: Study and protect these ecosystems, rich in biodiversity. From the beginning of the 20th century on, urban, industrial, agricultural and tourism development destroyed more than half of these wetlands. ... Read all