Phenoclim’s 16th spring season: a look at the findings
Phenoclim is one of the oldest citizen science programs in France. Hundreds of participants with a wide variety of backgrounds and interests observe plant phenology and snow depth, adding their observations to those of researchers,... READ MORE
How alpine wetlands are changing with the climate
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. ... READ MORE
CREA Mont-Blanc met with Emmanuel Macron
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... READ MORE
What we learned during lockdown
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... READ MORE
Read our 2019 Annual Report
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... READ MORE
Wild Mont-Blanc : A wildly successful new citizen science initiative !
In the last two months, CREA Mont-Blanc and The Communauté de Communes de la Vallée de Chamonix-Mont-Blanc’s (CCVCMB) new citizen science initiative has seen enormous success. Wild Mont-Blanc is scientific and educational, but... READ MORE
Ash: a transitioning species ?
Female plants? Male plants ? Both at once? Since Darwin’s time, scientists have been fascinated by the diversity of plant sexuality, which is a result of a long evolutionary process. In this article,... READ MORE
Life in the (Glacial) Margins: surprisingly and increasingly diverse
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... READ MORE