Véronique Philippot

French National Centre for Scientific Research | CNRS · Laboratoire Ladyss

Conservation actions are notoriously difficult to design and implement in contexts of value pluralism. These difficulties are compounded in the case of biological invasion mitigation. Biological invasions are major threats to biodiversity and ecosystems. Preventing or mitigating biological invasions accordingly plays a key role in conservation poli...

Qu’est-ce que la notion de nature évoque pour les Français ? Quelle relation entretiennent-ils avec les milieux naturels, la faune et la flore ? Quel regard portent-ils sur les aires naturelles protégées ? Comment appréhendent-ils l’urbanisation des espaces naturels ? Perçoivent-ils les menaces qui pèsent sur la biodiversité ? Sont-ils convaincus d...

The historical gorgonian collection of the Zoological Museum of Strasbourg, built up over almost a century and a half since the legacy of Jean Hermann, comprises a total of 288 specimens. Most of them had never been seen since the German period (1871-1918), which has strongly marked the history of this collection, especially with the acquisition po...

The threats to biodiversity lead us to reflect on the meaning we give to the invasive potential of exogenous species and to their management. The disconnection of urban dwellers from nature complicates the human - nonhuman relationships that we invite to think in terms of multispecific anthropology. The latter questions the forms of living together...

The threats to biodiversity lead us to reflect on the meaning we give to the invasive potential of exogenous species and to their management. The disconnection of urban dwellers from nature complicates the human - nonhuman relationships that we invite to think in terms of multispecific anthropology. The latter questions the forms of living together...

Urban community composting is on the rise in large French cities. In Strasbourg (Alsace), neighborhood or private groups organize composting initiatives, encouraged by local policies and supervised by local authorities. The residents in charge decide and enforce the rules for composting locally. Increasingly, lists of banned inputs are posted, refl...

Quelques 70 spécimens de gorgones et alcyoninés (Octocoralliaires, Alcyonacea) ontrécemment été expertisés au Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle de Nice et constituent une collectionhétéroclite mais désormais référencée, riche de 25 espèces. Les spécimens conservés à sec ou en fluideproviennent surtout de Méditerranée mais également de contrées exotiques...

The island of Guadeloupe has schemes promoting the preservation of biodiversity, to protect the reef ecosystems that have been subjected to overfishing. The fishing industry has to incorporate legal requirements into the traditional practices still largely passed on through practical apprenticeship. Gorgonian corals found in the coral reefs of Guad...

Development of knowledge of Gorgonian corals through time and place, from the Mediterranean sea to the French West Indies This fresco in five paintings recounts the long lasting coexistence between human and gorgonian corals, between fantasy and rational curiosity. Due to their inaccessibility, their misleading appearance and their complex systemat...

Résumé Dans le cadre des pratiques développées par les classes-ateliers-environnement de Tours (France) qui accompagnent des projets d’éducation à l’environnement avec les écoles primaires, celles qui visent à réintroduire un peu de nature dans les cours des écoles font ici l’objet d’une première analyse. Une exploration bibliographique sur le suje...