News from IFGR and the rivers

  In June, IFGR is launching an original international action dedicated to rivers. Over five months, it is giving pride of place for this first edition to the rivers Rhone, Saint Lawrence and Senegal. An event with a unique format to bring together the general public and experts to combine emotion and knowledge, and science […]

The River Rhone is given pride of place in the city of Lyon, with several events to celebrate it organised for the general public. Following the railings of the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris last summer, the exhibition of Camille Moirenc’s photos, “Facets of the Rhone, king of rivers”, has been hung on the railings of […]

 Natexplorers are launching a cultural and scientific expedition along the Loire River to investigate the relationship between micro-plastics and biodiversity. Led in partnership with IFGR, this experiment is a chance to reflect on the future of this emblematic river.  Chalonnais biologists Barbara Réthoré and Julien Chapuis began their expedition at Mont Gerbier-de-Jonc, where the Loire […]

Following on from the breaching of the planetary limit for chemical pollution at the beginning of the year, a 6th limit has just been breached, that of green water, that’s to say rainwater absorbed by plants. Along with blue water, it is a basic component of the water cycle, according to the model of nine […]

Wednesday, February 2 is celebrated World Wetlands Day, whose campaign this year is an appeal to invest financial, human and political capital to save the world’s wetlands from disappearing and to restore those we have degraded. Indispensable wetlands   Wetlands are valuable ecosystems in many ways: they can mitigate the effects of climate change, storing […]

The 10th international IFGR session took place in Switzerland on 27 September. The association’s members had not seen each other face to face for two years! The hybrid format allowed the participants from Oceania and Asia, subject to health restrictions, to attend by videoconference, and thus join the participants from Europe, American and Africa to […]