The initiative was carried out in 3 phases.  (1) First, the completion of an inventory aimed at assessing the existing knowledge with: 

• bibliographic and data collection through meetings with administrations, local authorities, municipalities, and managers of natural sites to identify the actors, their scope of intervention, and the actions already implemented on the territory
• field surveys
• analysis and interpretation of the information to investigate the articulation between the spatial scales of stakeholders’ intervention and the ecological coherence and mechanisms. 

(2) Then, an identification of the ecological stakes thanks to an inventory of the zones with priority issues (current and future) via field surveys aiming at: 

• completing the initial inventory
• identifying the priority sectors for which restoration/preservation actions are necessary
• approving the sites identified by the municipalities as being at stake and with no current management policy

(3) Finally, the formulation of recommendations. 

The diagnosis prompted the development of a strategic plan for the conservation of Nord Grande-Terre natural and coastal environments, whose main components are as follows: 

(1)Preserve and restore the territory’s natural and coastal environments as coherent and interconnected ecological networks with actions that will focus on knowledge development on biodiversity within the territory that includes the setting up of an Atlas and in-depth ecological diagnoses. 

(2) Strengthen the ecosystem resilience and climate mitigation capacities with measures to control invasive non-native species, limit urban sprawl by preserving agricultural/natural peri-urban areas, and restoration/rehabilitation work 

(3) To structure and bring together the partners and actors around natural habitat management through a unique governance mechanism, putting a particular emphasis on the approval of the Community Environmental Plan for greater coherence between the actions carried out on the territory,

(4) To co-construct management and planning tools that are spatially cohesive, integrated and shared through the establishment of an observatory,

(5) Capacity building and skill enhancement of socio-economic actors, through technical support, particularly for private forest managers and the agricultural sector.

Information sharing on the habitats is one of the strategic axes of the plan. Preserving natural habitats requires getting a better understanding of them. In this respect, information should be made available to the stakeholders involved as well as those who wish to develop projects accross the area. 

To that end, the action program foresees the creation of a web-based platform to disseminate information at two levels. The first level engages with the actors managing natural spaces, the municipalities, the technical partners. The second level is intended for the general public, with the dissemination of good practices, current actions and regulations. 

The action program is directed towards nature-based solutions. It includes actions to restore beach top vegetation and wetlands, improve habitat knowledge and define management methods that incorporate climate issues.