Zones Humides Infos

Zones Humides Infos is a French quarterly review devoted to wetlands. It is published by the Société Nationale de Protection de la Nature (SNPN), one of France's oldest nature-protection organisations, and is closely tied to the SNPN-animated think tank known as the Groupe Zones humides. The review's purpose is to decode scientific, technical and legal issues relating to wetlands and to circulate information about these environments and how they are taken into account in public policy. It accompanies the Groupe Zones humides in its awareness-raising and protection work. The publication grew out of the reflections of the Groupe Zones humides, a group created in 1991 at the initiative of the French ministry responsible for nature protection. That group brings together around thirty wetlands specialists from many disciplines — scientists, lawyers, protected-area managers and others — with the aim of developing knowledge about wetlands, raising awareness of their importance, and formulating proposals for stronger preservation of wetlands in public policies. The review itself has been published since 1993. Each issue of Zones Humides Infos is built around a defined theme, such as urban planning and wetlands, forests and wetlands, or wetlands fauna. Regular sections include legal information, presentation of publications, and an agenda of conferences, meetings, training sessions and workshops on wetlands. The readership is made up of specialists (experts, managers, technicians), stakeholders (socio-professional actors, associations, public bodies, elected officials) and amateurs (naturalists, residents of wetlands). The bulletin is produced with the help of numerous volunteer contributors from all backgrounds — geographers, ecologists, lawyers, elected officials, managers — under the supervision of the Groupe Zones humides, which acts as its editorial committee. Since 2001 it has run between 16 and 32 pages per issue. It is distributed in 3,500 copies by subscription or on simple request, in printed or electronic form, and all issues are freely downloadable as PDFs from the SNPN website. Since 2011 the review has been part of the French communication, education, awareness-raising and public participation (CESP) framework of the Ramsar Convention on wetlands; in that capacity it carries a section dedicated to the Ramsar Convention and wetlands of international importance, and also serves as a communication organ for the association Ramsar France. The review was selected as the best French communication action in favour of wetlands for the period 2009–2012.

Zones Humides Infos is the review of the Groupe Zones humides, a think tank animated by the Société Nationale de Protection de la Nature (SNPN). The group was created in 1991 at the initiative of the French ministry responsible for nature protection. It brings together around thirty wetlands specialists from multiple disciplines — scientists, lawyers, protected-area managers and others — with the objective of developing knowledge on wetlands, raising awareness of their importance, and elaborating proposals for greater preservation of wetlands in public policies. The review itself has been published since 1993, emerging from the reflections of this expert group. It accompanies the Groupe Zones humides in its awareness-raising and protection work. Its stated purpose is to decode scientific, technical and legal themes linked to wetlands and to ensure the circulation and diffusion of information on these environments and their consideration. Structurally, each issue is organised around a theme defined for that number — examples given include urban planning and wetlands, forests and wetlands, and wetlands fauna. Alongside the main thematic articles, the review carries legal information, a presentation of publications, and an agenda of colloquia, meetings, training sessions and workshops on wetlands. Since 2001 the bulletin has run between 16 and 32 pages. It is distributed in 3,500 copies by subscription or on simple request, in printed or electronic version, and all issues are freely downloadable in PDF format from the SNPN website. The production of the bulletin relies on numerous volunteer writers from all horizons — geographers, ecologists, lawyers, elected officials, managers — under the supervision of the Groupe Zones humides, which acts as the editorial committee. The readership spans specialists (experts, managers, technicians), actors (socio-professional actors, associations, public structures, elected officials) and amateurs (naturalists, residents of wetlands). A significant development came in 2011, when the review joined the French communication, education, awareness-raising and public participation (CESP) framework of the Ramsar Convention on wetlands. In this logic the review hosts a section dedicated to the Ramsar Convention and wetlands of international importance, and also serves as a communication organ for the association Ramsar France. The review was selected as the best French communication action in favour of wetlands for the period 2009–2012. The SNPN continues to publish the review, with recent issues such as number 109 (December 2025) addressing the theme of wetlands as an asset for resilient cities, and the organisation invites volunteer contributors, photographers and illustrators to take part.

• 2025

  Issue number 109 (December 2025) addresses wetlands as an asset for resilient cities.

• 2011

  The review joins the French CESP framework of the Ramsar Convention and hosts a dedicated Ramsar section.

• 2001

  The bulletin has run between 16 and 32 pages per issue since this year.

• 1993

  First publication of the Zones Humides Infos review, emerging from the reflections of the Groupe Zones humides.

• 1991

  Creation of the Groupe Zones humides at the initiative of the French ministry responsible for nature protection.

A specialist, non-commercial French review and communication organ for wetlands knowledge, policy and the Ramsar Convention, produced with volunteer contributors under the SNPN's Groupe Zones humides.

• Zones Humides Infos quarterly review

  A quarterly review decoding scientific, technical and legal themes related to wetlands, with a themed dossier per issue, legal information, publication reviews and an events agenda.

• Free PDF archive

  All issues are freely downloadable in PDF format from the SNPN website.

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