Meetings

The aim is to highlight the seminars by presenting the main lines of these seminars in the form of a short summary illustrated with examples and testimonials. They help to disseminate information on the major issues of tomorrow, on the preservation and restoration of biodiversity, and in particular for achieving the goal of achieving good water status imposed by European and national policies.

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How should invasive species be managed in aquatic environments? - n°9 |

Exotic crayfish, bullfrogs, Japanese knotweed, primrose willows… invasive species are one of the main pressures that ecosystems are subjected to. Objective of this seminar on the management of these species in aquatic environments? Provide 3 days for exchanging between the various stakeholders involved with these species, while also providing scientific and technical knowledge that can improve management practices.

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Good status of aquatic environments based on the scientific concepts of ecological engineering - n°8 |

The goal of this meeting was to shed new light on the issues involved in maintaining and restoring the quality of aquatic environments. The point was to take a new look at attaining good ecological status as defined by the European water framework directive (WFD) on the basis of ecological-engineering concepts, without undertaking a complete review of the methods used in this field.

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Mesocosms: their value as tools for managing the quality of aquatic environments - n°7 |

Mesocosms are artificial ecosystems used by researchers and industrial companies to study the long-term effects of chemical substances on the structure and operation of natural aquatic ecosystems. Could these experimental platforms be useful for managing the functioning of natural environments, notably for establishing environmental quality standards and developing monitoring tools? Are they sufficiently representative for use in setting regulations?

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Climate change, impacts on aquatic environments and consequences for management - n°2 |

Building, on a national scale, sustainable dialogue between scientists and water managers in order to address the recognised climate change, that was the objective of this seminar. This dossier provides an overview of the current knowledge that was presented, the points of view expressed, and the questions raised over.

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Drug residues in aquatic environments. Needs and tools for monitoring and risk evaluation - n°1 |

Monitoring drug residues in our aquatic environments and evaluating the risk for the environment and human health was at the core of this seminar. The objective? Set down the basics for a joint effort programme to increase knowledge and contribute in developing the national inter-ministerial plan on drug residues in water.

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