Wild Mont-Blanc Season 2 – In the starting blocks and out of the gate!
Thanks to CREA Mont-Blanc’s camera traps, as many as 20 different species of animal found in the Mont-Blanc range can make their way right into your living room! The challenge, should you choose... READ MORE
Camera traps: the contribution of artificial intelligence and the general public to our research
To process the huge mass of images generated by camera traps installed around the mountains, CREA Mont-Blanc developed a hybrid system using the expertise of researchers, machine-learning, and citizen science. Currently in the... READ MORE
How Camera Traps Significantly Increase our Means of Observation
CREA Mont-Blanc installed around 40 high altitude cameras which are automatically triggered by movement. In the experimental phase, these new tools for monitoring alpine fauna have generated 150,000 photos per year. Quite promising,... READ MORE
Citizen scientists share what they observed this summer around their Phénoclim sites
Across France this summer, weather conditions deviated from the norm. Hot (+1.1° C) and dry (-15 % precipitation) weather affected landscapes everywhere, and had a special impact on the mountains. While some areas... READ MORE
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