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Collecting wild and domestic ungulate droppings for the HerbiLand project As part of this project on the population dynamics of wild herbivores in supra-forest environments, one of the scientific objectives is to determine the plant species on alpine shrubs consumed … Lire la suite
What if the observation of ecosystems and a renewed relationship with nature opened the way to new adaptation strategies? They are a valuable source of inspiration for thinking differently about change based on the principles of natural systemps. CREA Mont-Blanc … Lire la suite
The vast European project to study the mountain hare and the rock ptarmigan, which has just been completed, has advanced our knowledge of these very discreet animals threatened by climate change. For CREA Mont-Blanc and its partners, it has also … Lire la suite
The unmissable #ScienceSandwich conferences are back! The CREA Mont-Blanc opens the doors of the Mont Blanc Observatory for these scientifc seminars. Come and meet researchers studying issues that affect the mountains.As the name “Science Sandwich” would suggest, the conference series … Lire la suite
Citizen science is at the heart of CREA Mont-Blanc’s mission. More recently, we’ve been looking for the right formula to encourage more people to participate in field observations. This past summer, we tested a new approach, specially conceived for visitors … Lire la suite
As part of the Arctic-Alpine Species project, which receives support from the EU’s FEDER-POIA fund, CREA Mont-Blanc asked its intrepid volunteers to help collect observations of Mountain hare and Rock ptarmigans in their natural habitat. The goal is to better understand … Lire la suite
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 … Lire la suite
At this point, the evidence is clear: glacier retreat is accelerating as a direct result of climate change. But what about the plants that colonize previously glaciated zones and that are slowly transforming alpine landscapes? The first results of the … Lire la suite
On February 18th, Anne Lassman-Trapier, president of the local nonprofit, « Inspire » did a Science Sandwich on air quality in the Mont-Blanc region. She explained which pollutants are present in the valley and where they come from. A summary of the … Lire la suite
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 … Lire la suite