
IPBES report: “a true forward-looking tour de force”
Published on: February 17 , 2025
In December 2024, at its 11th plenary meeting, the intergovernmental platform...

IPBES publishes two new reports on biodiversity
Published on: December 18 , 2024
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services...

Master plan for ecological transition: "We all have a part to play"
Published on: November 30 , 2023
On November 20, the University of Montpellier voted on its plan during a board meeting...

[LUM#18] Back to the future of marine ecosystems
Published on: May 23 , 2023
By studying the ocean fauna of the last interglacial period off the coast of Peru, researchers...

[LUM#18] Thau, mirror of the future
Published on: March 22 , 2023
With its 6,900 hectares of salt water, the Thau basin is the largest coastal lagoon...

Les Rendez-vous de l’Eco: a conference on the theme of “Energy transition: citizens’ levers for action” at the Faculty of Economics
Published on: January 18 , 2023
As part of the "Rendez-vous de l'Eco" series, the Faculty of Economics at the University of...

University of Montpellier: a "Climate Kick-off" at the Faculty of Education
Published on: August 26 , 2022
Starting September 2, the 800 Master's 1 students at the Faculty of Education in...

[LUM#16] Dangerous thaw
Published on: July 19 , 2022
The temperature is rising, and the ice is melting, pouring out hundreds of liters of water today...

[LUM#16] So melt, melt, melt...
Published on: July 4 , 2022
There is life on glaciers. A cryobiodiversity that is still poorly understood and could well...

[LUM#15] A dam against the Mediterranean
Published on: December 17 , 2021
It is a tangible reality: beaches are disappearing before our very eyes. What is causing this?

UM hosts IPBES technical support unit
Published on: October 5 , 2021
The University of Montpellier has been chosen to host the technical support unit for...

The enthusiasm for resilience now implies a shift in accounting paradigms.
Published on: June 2 , 2021
The idea of "resilience" does not date back to 2020. Originally, this term comes from...

# Science Fun: From the migration of seabirds to the movements of the Earth
Published on: March 11 , 2021
Welcome to La science s’aMuse, the science program co-produced by UM and...

Understanding the mechanisms of adaptation to climate change: a real challenge
Published on: November 5 , 2020
Increasing urbanization, intensive agriculture, overexploitation of resources, introduction...

A nanosatellite to detect the risk of heavy rainfall events
Published on: October 19 , 2020
Better predict heavy rainfall events by collecting data where the vapor...

[LUM#12] Towards depopulated oceans
Published on: June 25 , 2020
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions would (also) protect marine biodiversity. A...