IUCN Congress - Espace Générations Nature
MIO Workshops/Stands - Location: Esplanade 4 - I1-I2
- 4-11 September 2021 - Discover the project BathyBota deep-sea rover controlled remotely via the Internet - the first of its kind in Europe! Its objective?
Study the impact of climate change, biodiversity, bioluminescence and particle flows as you travel along the ocean floor at a depth of 2,500 metres off the coast of Toulon. You can also admire bioluminescent bacteria and learn a lot about them.
Christian Tamburini, Séverine Martini, Laurie Casalot, Gwénola Simon, Marc Garel, Chloé Baumas, Caroline Lory.
- 4-7 September 2021 - POLARPOD - Study of polar plankton on board the POLAR POD, a manned oceanographic platform (film of the project, poster/model of the structure, demonstration of polar plankton microscopy). Karine Leblanc, Veronique Cornet, Mélilotus Thyssen, Caroline Lory, Cédric Cotte.
4-11 September 2021 – Plankton and contaminants - Role of zooplankton, link with fisheries, contamination, monitoring of the coastal environment of Marseilles, recent campaigns, methods for studying current samples.
Daniela Banaru, François Carlotti, Javier Tesan, Dominique Jamet, Flora Drouet, Théo Garcia, Baptiste Grassi, Thomas Seyer.Plankton in all its dimensions - Planktomania - Dive headlong into the world of plankton! Immerse yourself in a 360-degree video, and enjoy the show in VR! Rediscover the game of 7 families with the Planktomania AR mobile application! With the help of augmented reality, discover the planktonic organisms on each card in 3D, as if you were holding them in your hand!
Magali Lescot, Caroline Vernette.4-11 September 2021 - Toulon University stand - Presentation of the Marine Sciences Masters - Virginie Sanial and Bruno Zakardjian
Workshops/Partner stands
9 September 2021 - Acquatic Biodiversity in Art: BiodivAcquaArt Project, Ecological and historical issues
Anne-Marie Tribot, Thomas Richard. Biodiversity Dome.4-11 September 2021 - Biomim'expo - The great biomimicry fresco - France Discover biomimicry (taking inspiration from living things to innovate) through a wall-gallery of 49 stories of innovations inspired by living things, illustrated and explained, surprising, amusing and concrete. Nature is brilliant, we have a lot to learn from it, and if we know how to draw inspiration from it, it can help us innovate to invent the world of tomorrow. You'll be surprised by the diversity of the examples and rediscover just how much nature is our ally. LocationEsplanade G7>G11
4-11 September 2021 - OSUPYTHEAS - Escape game "Alert, biodiversity in danger - A mysterious plant is spreading across the country. It is having a negative impact on biodiversity and our health. Pool your efforts and you've got 30 minutes to find the results of the three scientific teams that have mysteriously disappeared and pass them on to the President of the Republic as quickly as possible to prevent a spraying operation with equally disastrous consequences! Alongside this game, we are making available a series of podcasts exploring our relationship with nature. Location Esplanade H2
Round tables/Speeches
IRD stand Biodiversity Dome – 4 September 2021 - 5.00 pm to 5.30 pm
Laurie Casalot - Bioluminescence in the marine environment
Thomas Richard - BiodivAcquArt project: Historical ecology based on works of art
Research into nature conservation: young researchers have their say
4 September 2021 - 7pm-8pm - Lauric Reynes - "Connectivity, a key process for maintaining large forests of brown algae".
10 September 2021 - 1pm-2pm - Thomas Richard - "What if painting enabled us to understand past ecosystems?
The Tara Ocean Foundation: scientific watchdog for the major challenges facing the marine ecosystem
10 September 2021 - 1-3pm - Magali Lescot & Romain Troublé
Parc National des Calanques stand - Location: Hall 2
4 September 2021 - 17:00-18:00 - Screening of the filmcuisine and biodiversity"directed by Hadrien Bells. Discussions with Sandrine Ruitton and Daniela Banaru.
Climate fresco
10 September 2021 - Thierry Moutin - Climate fresco
Southern Region
- 4 September 2021 - Richard Sempéré
OFB (French Office for Biodiversity) stand
6 September 2021 - 4.00 pm - 5.00 pm Speech by Sandrine Ruitton on "Abandoned, Lost Or Otherwise Discarded Fishing Gear, in French Mediterranean".. With the participation of the OFB and the Blue Coast Marine Park.
Tour of the Calanques aboard the Hélios boat for delegates. Organised by the Calanques National Park.
11 September 2021 - Speech by Sandrine Ruitton on the marine environment
Interviews
Charles-François Boudouresque
BFMTV Kevin Dienger (as part of AMU's contribution) - Posidonia
Mathieu Proust (independent journalist) - Biodiversity and biological invasions.
Richard Sempéré
- BFMTV Kevin Dienger - Microplastics
- France 3 - Mediterranean/Microplastics