Management :
Each nature reserve is invested with a Consultative Committee, representing central government bodies, local government and all the site users, which has the responsibility for appointing a management body to protect the specific aspect of the natural world for which the site received its classification. In the case of Roque-Haute, an association was formed specializing in the management of natural habitats : the AGRN.RH.
This management system is currently in the experimental stage, paving the way for recognition of the Roque-Haute site as a fully-fledged protected habitat.

Management on a daily basis
Maintenance and surveillance of the Reserve

In order to protect the biological richness of the temporary ponds, the association is run according to a management plan carried out by a team of professionally qualified people (curator, scientific officer, communications and information officer and guard-technician).

What this means on a day-to-day basis :

- defining the measures for protecting rare species and threatened natural habitats, carrying out experiments to this end, and intervening if and when necessary, (e.g. by clearing the ponds of debris, in order to restore a habitat)
- monitoring the trends in species populations and habitats
- maintenance and surveillance of the Reserve

Maintenance and surveillance of the Reserve :

Maintenance and surveillance mainly consists of the upkeep of the paths (clearing weeds and undergrowth) cleaning out the ponds, collecting up refuse and ensuring that direction signs are still in place.
A guard has been recruited by the Environment Ministry, to ensure the surveillance of the site. She is responsible for seeing that the regulations concerning the Roque-Haute Reserve are complied with. She has a very important role and takes preventive action to stop fires from breaking out, etc. Another of her roles is helping to inform the public about how this fragile natural heritage can best be protected.

Management plan :

This is a major tool for our activities, since it sets out our conservation objectives and allocates priorities for a five-year period. The first such management plan was adopted in 2001.