"Committed to Nature Initiative": the French Biodiversity Agency encourages businesses and local authorities to take concrete action in favour of nature

The destruction of biodiversity is on the rise, forcing all stakeholders (public and private sectors, associations, etc.) to take action and take on the environmental challenge. To support them in implementing concrete actions, the French Biodiversity Agency (OFB) has launched the "Committed to Nature” Initiative (Engagés pour la nature) supported by a national campaign.

Exceptional birth of loggerhead turtles in the French Riviera (Var)

On Wednesday August 26th, in the morning from 6 to 9 am, the first loggerhead turtle hatchlings were seen heading toward the sea. At the end of the morning, another dozen of hatchlings reached the sea, under the close monitoring of biologists and site managers. At 11 pm, the emergence process started up again and a second group reached the surface and crossed the 8 meters separating them from the sea. This hatching occurred after 46 days of incubation (usually between 45 to 65 days).

The ocean for us with “C mon Spot !” Do your water sports while respecting marine biodiversity

On this World Oceans Day, under the aegis of the United Nations, the French Biodiversity Agency (OFB) urges you to resume your recreational nautical activities but calls for the greatest vigilance during this intense bird nesting period to avoid disturbance. To accompany you in your activities, the OFB has developed an original informational and awareness-raising tool for the Breton shoreline, the C mon spot website, to enable each and every person to be actively involved in biodiversity conservation.