Whether protecting animals from poaching, forests of deforestation or rivers of pollution, many conservationists have died. Recently, in March 2019, a ranger was killed by poachers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Responsible for protecting seriously endangered gorillas, the guard was ambushed by poachers. Unfortunately, this... Read More
At the end of 2018, we proposed an inventory of the ice melt. Predictions were already bleak : if it continued, the sea level could rise from 90 cm to 1.60 m by the end of the century. New research seems to confirm this scenario and even... Read More
Alaska, Russia, Canada… are all countries known for their particularly harsh winter. They have always been cold records, extreme colds and snowstorms. Yet, next to that, heat records follow one another in Canada and the rest of the world. Back to these hallucinating and disturbing temperatures… Record... Read More
At the end of February, the inhabitants of three villages of Siberia, in the north of Russia, woke up under a thick blanket of snow… black ! Soon, all eyes shifted to coal-fired power plants located near the cities of Prokopievsk, Kiselyovsk and Leninsk-Kuznetsky. Some... Read More
In response to the States stagnation in the face of the REAL climate emergency and the demands of the citizens movements (Yellow Vests, Greta Thunberg’s actions, Climate Marches and Students Protests), OMPE today unveiled its revolutionary new project : the Green Box. It is... Read More
To put in place its 5 flagship projects, OMPE is in constant search of partners and supports. At the beginning of 2019, which promises to be rich, we are delighted to be able to count on a new partner : the UCCA, the Association... Read More
Since the creation of the OMPE in 2013, elephant protection has always been part of our battles. Our dossier on the elephant recalled how much the populations of this animal are threatened, as well in Africa as in Asia. Imposing but fragile, the elephant is disturbed by the fragmentation... Read More
Since 1st January 2019, the sale of chemical pesticides is prohibited to individuals. Signs are therefore required to remove all synthetic chemicals from their range, such as Monsanto’s famous Roundup. But can we really be satisfied with this decision when we know that the sale of... Read More
At the end of December 2018, the Chinese car brand Great Wall Motor hits the electric car market. She then unveils her new ORA R1, a small electric city car under 10 000 €. This innovation is part of a global dynamic : the number of electric... Read More
The end of 2018 is sadly marked by the resumption of whaling by Japan. On December 26, the country announced that it was leaving the International Whaling Commission (IWC), the body responsible for regulating whaling. A decision widely criticized but which recalls to what extent advances... Read More
In November 2018, the Brazilian government announced that about 7900 square kilometers of the Amazon rainforest were cleared between August 2017 and July 2018. This record data is a reflection of an alarming deforestation that continues to develop : in the Amazon, it has... Read More
On April 22, 2016, the first universal agreement on climate and global warming was signed : the Paris Agreement on Climate. A total of 195 countries pledged to take action to “put the world on track to avert dangerous climate change, keeping global warming... Read More