"_x0019_is the little-known story of a great ecological battle won in France 30 years ago that still serves as a model today in many countries. Ordinary citizens faced the big lobbies and the political and public powers to preserve the natural site of Serre de la Fare, in the Haute Loire valley. Alain Bujak went to meet these men and women who fought against this construction project but above all who were able to propose other solutions capable of protecting themselves from the floods of the river while preserving this natural space and these exceptional landscapes"