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Origin and status
The foundation is the result of the FNPF's elected representatives' desire to create a land tool dedicated to the protection of freshwater aquatic environments.
It is legally the â??3P Foundationâ? (âeuros Preservation âeuros Heritage âeuros Fishing), recognized as a public utility by decree of August 29, 2016, â??Fondation des pêcheursâ? being the name used for communication.âeuros
It is financed by the network of freshwater fishing associations, private donations, corporate sponsorship and various public partnerships.
Missions and objectives
Our core mission is to preserve and restore wetlands and aquatic environments (ponds, marshes, oxbows, headwaters, biological corridors, sites with high heritage value, etc.).
The aim is twofold: to protect biodiversity (biological reservoirs, ecological continuity) and to guarantee the future of recreational fishing by maintaining environments that are functional and rich in life.
The foundation also seeks to raise public awareness of the importance and fragility of wetlands and aquatic environments, using the sites as vehicles for environmental education.
Action in the field
The foundation acquires wetlands and water areas throughout France to protect them from threats such as urbanization, drainage and agricultural intensification.
The sites are then restored where necessary (reinstatement of water levels, bank renaturation, vegetation management, re-establishment of ecological continuity), and protected over the long term.
Whenever ecological conditions allow, these sites are opened to the public and made available to anglers, with supervised and responsible practice, sometimes in particularly sensitive areas (Natura 2000, ZNIEFF, natural parks...).
A highly structured technical network
The Fondation des pêcheurs relies on the vast network of associative freshwater fishingâeuros¯: around 1.4âeuros¯million anglers, 3âeuros¯700 approved associations, 94 departmental federations.âeuros
Each federation has its own specialized staff (river technicians, engineers, environmental educators) and a large number of volunteers, offering unique expertise in the field to manage and enhance the sites acquired.
The sites are entrusted to the local federations via management agreements that specify the objectives: ecological restoration, protection, public access, fishing conditions, educational initiatives.
Partnerships and institutional anchoring
The foundation is developing a policy of partnerships with public bodies (Ministère de l'Ãcologie, Agences de l'eau, Caisse des DépÃ'ts âeuros filière biodiversité, local authorities) and private companies (mecènes, landowners).
These partnerships make it possible to step up acquisitions, co-finance restoration work and form part of broader strategies to preserve biodiversity and combat wetland erosion.
The Fondation des pêcheurs is at once a land tool, a conservation player and a showcase for the technical know-how of the recreational fishing world in terms of protecting aquatic environments.
