Agropolis Scientific Conference, Montpellier – Call for Papers

From November 28, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. to November 29, 2022, at 6:00 p.m.

LabEx CEMEB is organizing two scientific conferences on November 28 and 29, 2022, on Ecosystem Services / Nature’s Contribution to Humankind (Session 1 – November 28) and on Nature-Based Solutions (Session 2 – November 29), at Agropolis in Montpellier.

Session 2 – Nature-Based Solutions – November 29, 2022

The organizing committee invites you to submit project proposals (research or initiatives) that align with the concept of Nature-Based Solutions and that may be led by research laboratories, companies, local governments, institutions, or natural area managers in the Occitanie region.

Nature-based solutions (NBS) are defined by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as:“actions aimed at protecting, sustainably managing, and restoring natural or modified ecosystems to directly address societal challenges in an effective and adaptive manner, while ensuring human well-being and generating benefits for biodiversity.” Projects and initiatives are therefore designed to achieve a net benefit for biodiversity while addressing societal challenges identified in the region: climate change mitigation and adaptation, prevention and reduction of natural hazards, preservation and improvement of health, food security (through agroecology, for example), water supply, and/or socioeconomic development (through the circular economy, for example).

Since the approach to developing projects on this topic is still emerging, the purpose of this call for papers is to identify projects and initiatives carried out in Occitanie that include a component of work and application clearly aligned with the philosophy outlined above, without necessarily meeting all the criteria defined in the IUCN global standard.

The event (program to be announced) will feature introductory presentations on the concept of SFN (history, definitions, and research challenges; a methodological approach to the IUCN global standard), exemplary research projects, emerging research projects, and initiatives led by stakeholders in Occitanie (local governments, institutions, businesses, and natural area managers).

Organizing Committee: Xavier Le Roux, Martine Hossaert, Philippe Jarne, Alan Vergnes, Ophélie Ronce, Sophie Boutin, Gaëlle Mathieu-Hernande.

Presentation of Your Project

The call for poster presentations is now open, and the selection process will proceed as follows:

1. Please submit your proposals in the formof a one-page description of your project inFrench,inWord format, by June 8, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. (see instructions below).
2. After review by the organizing committee, you will be notified (in late June 2022) whether your project has been selected for:

• ashort oral presentation lasting 5–7 minutes during the Poster Session(afternoon of November 29, 2022);
• be included in thebrochure on Nature-Based Solutions stakeholders and projects in Occitanie, which will be published and distributed by the organizers and their partners.

Note: Projects selected for presentation in the poster session will automatically be included in the program booklet.

3. Please submit your poster by September 23, 2022, following the submission guidelines that will be sent to you in late June.

Instructions for Your Project Description Page

Please send a project overview (one page maximum) to thisemail address, including the following information:

• Title (without abbreviations)
• SFN type, to be categorized by:
  • Type of application that addresses societal challenges;
  • Type of environment (coastal / rural / marine / urban…).
• Type of carrier(s):
  • A research project led by a research laboratory or consortium;
  • A project or solution led or proposed by a company (Note: In the case of companies, they may be national but have a regional presence and be proposing a regional solution or project);
  • A project led by an institution or a local government.
• Authors and partners:
  • Primary Sponsor: Organization Name and Sponsor Name (contact and presenter);
  • Contact information: phone number / email / website;
• Funding
• Project period (start-end)
• Project Description:
  • Issues and Challenges;
  • Objectives;
  • Method.

• The "Nature-Based Solutions" session is organized in partnership withBIODIVOC.
• Contact Session 1:Rutger de Wit
• Contact Session 2:Sophie Boutin
• Website