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Water and forest in Rhône-Alpes

• France • Rhône-Alpes

We realised a model of Rhône-Alpes

The Rhône river,

One of the most

important of FranceThe Saône

river

The Alpes mountains

Mont Blanc, is the

highestsommit in

Europe(4810 m)

The Massif central

mountains

Lyon

Grenoble

The forest is a water reservoir.A pump, it gives water.A filter to clean water.

Forests represent one third of Rhône-

Alpes region , it’s very important in the mountains.

The climate allows a diversity of species, conifers and others trees.

Massif de la Chartreuse, in the Alpes.

The forests are protectedin nature reserves!

For example, you shouldn’tdestroy fauna and the flora :

dont pollut, dont make fire, dont throw rubbish everywhere!

The nature reserve

of the Ecrins

It’s one of the largest forest in

France.

Mont-blanc, a large supply of fresh water in the

Alpes mountain.

The lake of Annecy is supplied withAlpes’ waters.

This is the lake Aix-les-bains,the bigger of Europe.

The Rhône river cross in this city

The Rhône measures 812 km.The water is used for cultures,

factories .

The water is used to transport people and goods.

They are a lot of constructions, andan harbour all around the river.

So, it pollutes !!!

And in an other town, like Grenoble, it’s the same thing!

In 2000, the European Union

adopted a law to preserve water!

« La directive cadre sur l’eau»

In each member country of the Union European:

Scientifics have to evaluate pollution.A police of water is created to sanctionne polluters.The government must prevent the population in case of water polution.

All citizenscan act

by not diposingof pollutants,

and usingphosphate-free detergents with

an Ecolabel.