What does the future hold for biodiversity?
To place biodiversity at the heart of international debates for the next decade and to ensure transparency of procedures for assessing biodiversity: these two necessities were made possible by the launch of the International Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). Philip Roche, Director of Research at Irstea, was one of t...
Hydromorphology: a Crucial Issue for the European Water Framework Directive
Developments such as roads, dams and dykes shape our landscape and impact on the ecology of water bodies. In order to achieve the good quality status aims defined by the European Water Framework Directive (WFD) for rivers, lakes, estuaries and other bodies of water by 2015, Irstea is intensifying its research into hydromorphology. The 4th...
Joint strategy plan between Irstea and the US Geological Survey (USGS)
Irstea strengthens its scientific collaboration with the US Geological Survey. Attached to the Department of the Interior, the USGS is one of the longest established American scientific organisations.
Sustainable energy, right at the heart of the regions
Publication no. 3 of Les echos d'irstea looks at research into wood energy and anaerobic digestion of household and agricultural waste whose development is right at the heart of the regions' economic and social boom.
Quelle énergie durable pour demain ? (What should tomorrow's sustainable energy be?)
The UN declared that 2012 would be the year of sustainable energy for all. This is a crucial and often problematic subject as humanity is increasingly dependent on resources that it is constantly depleting. Irstea researchers are working on developing new lines of sustainable energy and energy-efficient farming and industrial processes w...
Waters
Three days for dykes, three years after Xynthia
Dykes, levies and embankments have long been relied upon to protect lives and property from the ravages of floods, storms and tidal surges. Ensuring the performance of these protective structures and the prevention of future tragedy requires that they be managed, maintained, repaired and monitored. Five years after the enactment of new regulations on hydraulic structures, Irstea has organised a national colloquium (from 12 to 14 June) entitled "Flood control - ...
Ecotechnologies
The cold chain, a global issue of sustainable development
After Cambridge in 2010, Paris will host the 2nd international conference on the cold chain and sustainable development from 2 to 4 April. Under the auspices of the IIR (International Institute of Refrigeration), Irstea is co-organising with the AFF (French Refrigeration Association) and Cemafroid this event which will bring together more than 250 scientists and refrigeration specialists from more than 30 countries. They are gathered to advance knowledge and techniq...
Territories
A look at biodiversity institutions
Interview with Céline Granjou, a sociologist specialised in sociology of science. Her work looks at biodiversity institutions set up since the 2000s.
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