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Nature Mission: Understanding the biodiversity lottery in 5 questions.

ents, the French National Lottery is launching a new game based on the same principle starting from October 23, 2023. The scratch card game "Mission Nature" is a kind of biodiversity lottery as it aims to finance biodiversity restoration projects in France. For each ticket sold at the price of € ...

23
Oct
2023

Art in Nature: a luminous journey in tribute to Dali at La Villette

The exhibition is held at Parc de la Villette. The unprecedented exhibition Art in Nature dedicated to surrealist artist Salvador Dali will be held at Parc de la Villette from November 16, 2023, to January 21, 2024. To provide visitors with an extraordinary experience, this exhibition will occupy ...

31
Oct
2023

The Peuples & Nature Photo Festival of La Gacilly.

Presentation The Peoples & Nature Photo Festival of La Gacilly is the largest outdoor photo festival in France. This event, open to all and completely free, transforms the small Breton village of La Gacilly (in the department of Morbihan) into a true open-air art gallery. Every year, 200 large-fo ...

17
Feb
2009

Environment: Understanding Nature Restoration in 5 Questions

What is nature restoration? The restoration of nature is a strategy that goes beyond just protecting existing ecosystems; it also aims to repair the damage that has already been inflicted on various natural habitats. According to European bodies, 80% of natural habitats in Europe are currently in ...

21
Nov
2023

Brain and nature: why does nature do us good?

ddle of natural spaces and other living species, even to the point of developing phobias towards certain animals like insects, snakes or spiders. Nature is our home Even though we tend to forget it from living in the city, nature is our home environment. Our species has lived in natural wilde ...

07
Mar
2022

Mountain in summer : discover the Val d'Escreins

The Little Canada of the Alps The Val d'Escreins is a nature reserve in the Hautes-Alpes where the mountain has remained intact. This natural setting with an area of 25 km2 occupies about a third of the territory of the commune of Vars. It extends between 1600 m and 3385 m of altitude and well d ...

13
July
2022

Argelès-sur-Mer: why choose this destination on the Vermeille coast?

destination offers many mountain bike circuits and marked hiking trails to discover the Pyrenean reliefs. The territory of the commune is also home to two nature reserves for all tastes: - the Mas Larrieu reserve on the sea side - the reserve of the Massane forest (classified by Unesco ...

05
Oct
2022

Our True Nature: Frédéric Lopez's New Show on France 2

of Frédéric Lopez could catch the host on Un dimanche à la campagne, broadcasted in the late afternoon on France 3. With the new program Notre vraie nature, the host and producer offers a format closer to Rendez-vous en terre inconnue. He returns in prime time on France 2 with a two-hour film th ...

08
Jan
2024

The Montier-en-Der Wildlife Photography Festival

Presentation The Montier-en-Der Wildlife Photography Festival is an event that combines photography with nature conservation. Since its inception, the festival has been sponsored by public figures committed to environmental protection or by renowned photographers whose works reflect the wonders an ...

21
Oct
2008

Wildlife Photographer of the Year: an animal photography contest

Frenchman Laurent Ballesta has won the Grand Prize 2024. Cock-a-doodle-doo! It's the French photographer Laurent Ballesta who won the Grand Prize for Nature Photographer of the Year in 2024, with an image titled "The Golden Cuirassier". Laurent Ballesta wins this award for the second time. This mar ...

08
Nov
2013

The Mont-Blanc Marathon: a race in the Chamonix valley.

ptional setting: the valleys of Chamonix, at over 3000 meters above sea level facing Mont-Blanc! Part of these races go through the Aiguilles Rouges Nature Reserve, an emblematic site protected by the Community of Communes of the Chamonix Mont-Blanc Valley since 1972. This event, created in 2003, ...

18
June
2015

Emelin Dupieux : a promising young wildlife photographer

A teenager with a passion for nature A lover of nature from a young age, Emelin Dupieux, now 15 years old, has been taking up photography for only three years. He explains: 'Photography, I started only three years ago, precisely to extend this pleasure I had to observe the wildlife that lives ar ...

19
Oct
2021

Toys: the story box trend

uttons, just little manipulations (tapping, turning or putting the cube down) to make it work... like magic! Ma Première Conteuse (sold in particular by Nature & Découvertes at about 80€) is the most suitable for babies from birth. The Italian brand Faba launched in France in October 2020 ...

14
Dec
2021

Ascros : 5 good reasons to visit this village in the Alpes-Maritimes

the Alpes-Maritimes perched on a rocky peak in the Estéron valley. Since 2012, the village is part of the 47 communes of the Préalpes d'Azur Regional Nature Park The village, located at an altitude of 1150 m, was built on high ground for defensive reasons and offers a magnificent panorama of th ...

30
Aug
2022

Hobbies: why garden?

but also to consume fresh products that really taste good, not to mention the pride of having grown them yourself... Gardening to reconnect with nature Even when you live in the city, it is not very complicated to do gardening on a balcony, in a corner of a terrace or on a small plot of land. F ...

21
Sep
2022

The durian: 5 unusual facts about this exotic fruit

es that this fruit produces in excess a volatile sulfurous chemical compound that reminds us of turpentine, onions and the smell of a garbage can! Nature being well made, this nauseating scent is not without utility: it serves to attract animals so that they consume the fruit and disperse its see ...

06
Dec
2022

Back pain and weather: is there a link between the two?

to prove no causal link! A 2019 study changed the game A study conducted at the University of Manchester and published in the scientific journal Nature in 2019 has shed new light on this debate. According to this more recent study, there is indeed a link between back pain and weather, but the i ...

12
Dec
2022

Frog in the garden: what to do?

iles. According to the list of threatened species in France, compiled by IUCN, the French Committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, 23% of amphibians are disappearing. This decline is mainly due to the fact that they no longer find suitable places to nest. You can welco ...

24
Feb
2023

Beauty gummies: the trend decoded in 5 questions.

that all laboratories specialized in dietary supplements have adopted this new galenic. Alongside big names in this sector such as Biocyte, Florence Nature, or Arkopharma, new brands have even emerged such as Mium Lab or Lashilé Beauty. Even the beauty giant Sephora has jumped on board by offering ...

20
Mar
2023

Tourism in Provence: 5 ideas for free outings.

in Miramas to explore the 118 hectares of this former industrial site. Armed with paper and a pen, you can play the virtual game Waste Wars 3 - Mission Nature sauvage (https://www.poudrerie.fr/). This escape game was initially designed to raise awareness among schoolchildren about waste reduction, ...

05
Apr
2023