LE BLOG du CREA Mont-Blanc
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CREA Mont-Blanc is using satellite imagery to study the evolution of mountain wetlands. This innovative approach, combined with field observations allows our researchers to better understand how biodiversity is adapting to climate change. CREA Mont-Blanc’s own Brad Calrson who designed … Continued
This winter, CREA Mont-Blanc got a unique opportunity to share its research and findings with the highest level of the French government. French President, Emmanuel Macron visited the Mer de Glace on February 13th, and we were invited to participate … Continued
Big jumps in citizen science participation, new opportunities thanks to digital technology, the role of science in society… Even if tough conditions and a crisis of unprecedented scale presented many challenges during the two-month lockdown, the CREA Mont-Blanc team was … Continued
CREA Mont-Blanc’s 2019 Annual Report, which was published in advance of the annual general assembly, gives an overview of the projects that the organization focused on in the last year. Though it was only published in French, it is available … Continued
In 2018, CREA Mont-Blanc launched a series of scientific seminars open to the public. Once a month (typically on a Tuesday), you are invited to the Mont-Blanc Observatory, home of CREA Mont-Blanc, to meet researchers studying issues that affect the mountains. … Continued
There is a knowledge and a weight that comes with studying climate change, and I think that a lot of us are asking “How do we have hope? What can I do in the face of this?” And a lot of … Continued
Gilles Brunot, director of Météo-France’s Chamonix office was at CREA Mont-Blanc last week for our third Science Sandwich of the year. His presentation helped us understand a little more about what goes into the weather bulletins that we all read … Continued
With its sweeping glaciers and granite spires, the Mont-Blanc massif is often depicted as a symbol of the high-mountain environment, a frozen realm devoid of life. And yet, as the climate in the Alps continues to warm, plants are rapidly … Continued
At CREA Mont-Blanc’s last Science Sandwich, Léna Gruas presented the initial results of her PhD on the interactions between recreational mountain users and emblematic fauna. Her multidisciplinary study combines sociology and ecology, and sheds new light on our relationship with … Continued
