Research Environmental Research Observatory (OREME)
OREME focuses its scientific activities on natural hazards and the impact of global and anthropogenic changes on the Mediterranean region, drawing on the scientific and technical expertise of its partners in geosciences, hydrosciences, biodiversity sciences, and ecology.
Its mission is to:
- to support the activity or development of systematic observation in science of the universe and the environment;
- to support the development of open, shared, internationally referenced environmental databases;
- encourage the pooling of analytical resources (observation, experimentation, modeling) and expertise;
- to act as the local hub for national observation networks and position itself as a key player in environmental initiatives focused on the Mediterranean.
OREME is therefore interested in three fundamental questions:
- the origin and assessment of natural and anthropogenic hazards and disturbances;
- recording recent and current global changes, their links with anthropogenic factors, and in particular changes in land use in Mediterranean environments;
- the response of the systems and mechanisms involved.
Drawing on the training resources of the University of Montpellier for its educational mission, OREME focuses on its ability to mobilize extensive and sustainable observation resources and recognized scientific and technical expertise on a wide range of aspects of the physical, chemical, and biological environment of the Mediterranean:
- Geodesy, gravimetry, and deformation of the Earth and its surface;
- hydrogeological, hydrological, and geophysical monitoring of aquifers, particularly karst aquifers;
- monitoring of the Languedoc coastline, interface between the watershed and the marine environment, coastline;
- pollution and biological adaptability downstream from former mining sites;
- flow measurements (CO2, water, gas) and ecosystem functioning;
- phenology of terrestrial flora and fauna;
- dynamics of animal and plant communities;
- population dynamics of model organisms.
It also houses three major regional technical platforms: GLADYS for integrated coastal studies, AETE for water pollution analysis, and the Sète Marine Station (SMEL).
OREME's ongoing observation activities enable the collection and dissemination of data on environmental change at the national and international levels, as well as the conduct of fundamental and applied research.
Label:Support and Research Unit Research UAR)
Main supervisory bodies: CNRS, UM, INRAE, IRD
Research cluster:Agriculture, Environment, Biodiversity – AEB
HAL portal: publications by the organization
