Ecological transition: UM is committed to biodiversity!
As part of its commitment to ecological transition, UM is launching a series of initiatives, including naturalist discovery workshops on campus for staff, led by university teachers and professors. nature discovery workshops on campus for staff, led by Professors teachers and Professors . The program includes sampling, observation with a magnifying glass, and species identification using guides and identification keys.
The first workshop was held on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, on the Triolet campus. Thomas Silberfeld, associate professor at the University of Montpellier and researcher at AMAP, organized a botanical tour of the campus for a dozen participants. From discovering unusual species such as the "donkey cucumber" and the "Judas tree" to highlighting ordinary biodiversity, this first workshop was a success and a truly convivial moment of nature awareness.
The naturalist workshops dedicated to insects, led by Benoit Nabholz, Professor UM, were also a great success with more than twenty participants. Whether indoors around UM's educational collections or outdoors on campus, where they had the opportunity to observe insects in their natural environment. Once again, between discovering the world of insects and raising general awareness of the environment, these workshops were a real success and an enriching experience for everyone.
For the last botanical workshop of this session, the cold weather did not deter nature lovers who gathered at Triolet to discover the mushrooms and flora that populate the campus in autumn.
Future workshops will be scheduled in the spring. You can stay informed via the UM Calendar.
For your information, the Ecological Transition Master Plan of the University of Montpellier.
