Antoine Waechter

His doctoral dissertation at Louis Pasteur University in Strasbourg focused on "ethology and ecology of the Beech Marten.

"[1] In the late 1960s and 1970s, he fought for the preservation of wildlife and natural areas across France, such as reintroducing beavers in Alsace and arguing against road construction or industrial sites in and around Vanoise National Park.

Joined by Solange Fernex and Henri Jenn in 1973, Waechter participated in the beginnings of one of the first environmental political movements in France: Ecology and Survival (Écologie et Survie).

Waechter was the face of the l'écologie n'est pas à marier campaign that helped his followers win a majority in the general meeting of the Greens in 1986.

In March 1992, the Greens and Ecology Generation (led by Brice Lalonde) each obtained about 7% of the vote, and Waechter became a councillor in the Alsace Regional Council.

In Lille and under the leadership of Voynet, the Greens decided to negotiate electoral alliances during the first round of the presidential election exclusively with the Left.

During Waechter's participation in the Green's journées d'été in August 2003, the French press openly wondered whether he would rejoin the movement he had left nine years earlier.

He replaced his opponents in the National Council, which brought a slew of departures of members and officials, some of whom rejoined the Greens and attended public meetings organized by the right.