From January 28 to February 28, throughout France, many associations and communities offer to a wide public to (re)discover the importance of wetlands for the World Wetlands Day!

Under the umbrella of the United Nations, the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is being held in Montreal from December 7 to 19, 2022. The objective of this conference is the adoption of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), which is composed of 4 major objectives, broken down into 22 targets to be achieved before 2030 and 2050 in order to stop the biodiversity loss and to "live in harmony with nature".

In July 2022, Sudan announced the designation under the Ramsar Convention of a 9,500 km² wetland: the inner Delta of Khor Abu Habil. This recognition is the result of more than 10 years of international cooperation, led partly by the French biodiversity Agency (OFB).

From June 27 to July 1, the 2nd United Nations Ocean Conference was held in Lisbon, Portugal. The French biodiversity Agency (OFB) was part of the French delegation.

The French Biodiversity Agencyis heavily involved in the Natura 2000 programme. Let's take a look back at this network, which is now celebrating its 30th anniversary.

The French Biodiversity Agency (OFB) was present at the European Maritime Days, which were held on the 19th and 20th of May 2022 in Ravenna (Italy).

On the 22nd of March 2022, the eco-organisation CITEO presented the 18 projects selected nationwide as part of a call for expressions of interest (AMI) dedicated to abandoned packaging waste. The Calanques National Park is one of the winners for its 2022-2023 action plan.

CM2 pupils from the Louis Pasteur school in Wimereux - accompanied by the Communauté d'Agglomération du Boulonnais (CAB) - are promoting good practices to protect gravelots and their habitat. They are helping to set up a temporary quiet zone in the Slack estuary.

From 29 January to 28 February 2022, wetlands are being honoured throughout France. In Guadeloupe, the JA-RIV project aims to protect and restore the swamp forest and mangrove of Jarry.

The French Biodiversity Office (OFB) unveils the list of winners of the second session of the "Atlas of Communal Biodiversity" (ABCs) and "MobBiodiv'Restoration" calls for projects, launched in July 2021 within the framework of the France Relance Recovery Plan, thus closing a particularly mobilising year in favour of supporting actors in the territories.