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.

A hardcopy of each document may be requested as long as stocks last. Please justify your request when writing to veronique.barre [a] afbiodiversite.fr

Reducing chemical contamination of aquatic environments: five years of progress and results - n°23 |

The national symposium on monitoring and reducing chemical contamination of aquatic environments brought together water managers, stakeholders and scientists. An array of results and techniques, produced over 5 years of intensive efforts by BRGM, Ifremer, Ineris and Irstea, were presented.

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Invasive exotic crayfish: present situation and management approaches - n°22 |

Out of the 9 crayfish species inventoried in France in 2013, 6 were introduced during the XXth century. 3 of them are well-known invasive. In response to an increasing need for more knowledge and solutions, an unprecedented research effort has been led in Brière since 2010. All these studies, along with others led elsewhere in France, were presented during the first French meeting on invasive exotic crayfish.

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Diagnosing and restoring aquatic biodiversity - n°21 |

The national symposium on The outlook for managing aquatic biodiversity in rivers and lakes was an occasion to report on some 30 partnership-research projects in the field of aquatic biodiversity. Following a status report on biodiversity in aquatic environments in France, the meeting went on to present a range of innovative tools for monitoring and restoring biodiversity in a context of global climate change.

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Lessons from the national PCB action plan - n°18 |

France launched a PCB action plan that produced considerable progress in our understanding of PCB transfers from sediment to fish and of the degree to which humans are exposed. The goals of the plan were met, notably concerning the establishment of thresholds for PCB contamination of sediment, above which fish are no longer suitable for consumption. These results raise the question of the lessons to be drawn from this situation for «emerging» contaminants. That was one of the main topics of the feedback symposium for the action plan.

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Research update on climate change and low-flow conditions in France - n°17 |

Scientists and water managers discussed the current directions taken by the quantitative hydrology research in France. The discussions addressed in depth the linked issues of climate change and the management of low-flow conditions, a major social and ecological issue. This document reports on progress in research and on the remaining issues.

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