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Drought has long been one of the most worrying environmental issues. But if, so far, African countries were the main affected, the world today must face increasingly frequent and long-lasting droughts. Chile, India, Australia, the United States, France and even Russia are...

Apr

Bullfighting : between tradition and maltreatment

Animals, Blog

As the presidential elections approach, a French anti-british association has published the positions of all candidates on the issue. While some argue for the definitive abolition of bullfights, others are more mixed and advocate “better coaching“. The delicate question of bullfighting has...

Apr

The disturbing melting of Antartica

A year ago, Canadian researchers announced that Antarctica would melt faster than we predicted (studies published in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics). But what is really happening today ? According to numerous satellite data, the area of ice seems to be constantly decreasing...

Mar

Green or clean technologies : definition and issues

The term “technology” is very rarely correlated with the protection of the environment. Indeed, technological progress is often a sign of human action and therefore of destruction or pollution. Fortunately, this is not always the case ! Some of them are “green” or...

Mar

The dark case of avian flu

Animals, Blog, Environment

In November 2015, in Perpignan, nearly 300,000 ducks were slaughtered. In January 2016, in Tarbes, 500,000 chickens were killed. If the list is long, only one person is blamed : the avian flu or H5N1 virus. Recently, the news went around the newspapers : France...

Mar

Inventory of ivory trade

By the end of 2016, China announced that it would prohibit the resale and processing of ivory objects throughout its territory by the end of 2017. While this news is somewhat pleasing, the ivory trade continues to be in full swing… China announced last...

Mar

The OMPE scandalized by the massacre of a rhinoceros in France

Animals, Blog, Press release

On Wednesday, March 8, 2017, Gil Emmanuel, President of the OMPE, based in Nice, declared: “I am shocked and sick of learning that such an act can be perpetrated in a western country like France. I would like to express my sympathy to the director of...

Mar

The forest workshops 18 & 19 march 2017

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International Day of Forests International Forest Day, an occasion to celebrate the forest, tree and wood, whose multiple services make it an essential resource for sustainable development. Following the International Year of Forests in 2011, the United Nations wished to establish a...

Mar

The cyberbraconning : when technology threatens animals

Animals, Blog, Environment

Do you know or have you ever heard of cyber-poaching ? This term, which appeared recently, is a new threat to animals. The fleas, bracelets and necklaces originally intended for tracking and their study are now hacked by poachers … What is cyber-poaching? While we are...

Feb

A mysterious peak of radiation affects Europe

The news of the month of February seems to have forgotten an event: an unusual pollution spike fell on France, on the whole Europe until Russia! However, by looking for additional data, very few articles relay the information… Let us try to clarify this mystery...

Feb

The cost of nuclear power plants