On Thursday 18 November 2021, 205 new local authorities were officialy awarded the "Terre saine, communes sans pesticides" label at the Mayor & Local Community Fair

Ahead of the UN conferences on climate change (COP 26) and biodiversity (COP 15) later this year, France, Chile, Costa Rica, the UK and the US announced today a new global partnership to promote the role of marine protected areas as a nature-based solution to climate change.

The Temporal Monitoring of Common Birds (STOC) programme has been surveying French birdlife according to a protocol performed every year by a network of volunteer ornithologists throughout the country for over 30 years. The summary report that just been produced confirms that too many species have sharply declined over the last three decades

Eaufrance, the public water information service, is offering a new thematic site dedicated to the economy of the water sector : Economie EauFrance

The French Biodiversity Agency and its partners have developed a seed mix for farmers in order to encourage the development of pollinators on land lying fallow.

On the 15th July, Jérémy Devogel, skipper of the Néreïdes II, took on board nearly 3000 m of biodegradable, bio-sourced, recyclable fishing netting without any microplastic.

In March 2021, the French Biodiversity Agency (OFB) launched the first Biodiv'Eco call for projects (AAP). This initiative, which closed on 1st July, aims to support the emergence of biodiversity-friendly economic development projects on the Atlantic coast of Overseas France.

Six projects were selected following the call for expressions of interest "Improving national terrestrial monitoring of conservation-issue species and habitats " launched in spring 2021.

In July 2021, the 6th Gombessa expedition led by Laurent Ballesta investigate strange circular fomations

To better understand the functioning of Common Bottlenos Dolphins in Iroise sea, a genetic study was launched in partnership with the National Museum of Natural History, an opportunity to test a new protocol with little impact on the animals.