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Ecologist Eva Tankovic and Brother Vincent take inventory of the different species of lizards present on Saint-Honorat Island on June 10. Caterina Suzzi for La Croix
For several years, the monks of Lérins Abbey have been involved in the ecological management of their island. In the wake of the encyclical Laudato si' , they seek to reconcile tourist uses with environmental preservation. Between pheasants, lizards, and summer visitors, a delicate balance must be struck.
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I subscribe"Taranto! One!" Brother Vincent is pacing the path that runs alongside the Lérins Abbey. Along a stretch of about a hundred meters, wedged between the monastery grounds and the blue waters of the Mediterranean, the monk attempts to count all the reptiles scurrying through the undergrowth and crevices in the wall. Each sighting is dutifully recorded by Eva Tankovic, director of the NGO Initiative for the Small Islands of the Mediterranean (Pim).
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