Formentera lives off its natural patrimony, its magical landscapes, but above all off its beaches and dunes, wich attract thousands of peolpe. A natural patrimony and touristic resource are the same thing; protecting the environment means protecting the island's economy, and developing local economy means conserving its natural
environment.
Techniques have been used to avoid the main impacts, organising the walking areas, cutting down acces to sensitive areas, restoring the dunes and repopulating them with different plants. These actions have been put into practice in the Illetes, Llevant, Mitjorn beaches and in the isle of Espalamdor, in three phase which were begun in June 1998.
Like this swimmers can come and go from the beach knowing they are causing no distortion to the dunes.
