EN-9. The future of biodiversity: the need of managing the biological evolution

Denis Couvet proposes several strategies of biodiversity management, to meet the direct pressures the biodiversity is subjected to (destruction, overexploitation, ecotoxicity, invasive species,

Stellio Casas presents the biomonitoring. This tool of biodiversity management can be used for the different biological levels of the life. It leads to the identification of bioaccumulators,

Denis Couvet presents the reasons that the biodiversity preservation makes sense: its inherent value, the functionality of ecosystems, and its progressive potential. In a second phase, he proposes a

François Sarrazin focuses on the different strategies which can be used to preserve the endangered species. He firstly comes back to some factors of risk (climate, extinction, vortex), and to some

Colin Fontaine presents the interest and the functioning of the participatory sciences measures for the biodiversity. He evidences their benefits, for the scientists as well as for the observers, and

On the basis of the 2005 Millenium Ecosystem Assessment, Denis Couvet defines the main categories of ecosystem services: support services, supply services, control services and cultural services. He

Denis Couvet talks about the ordinary biodiversity, that is the biodiversity around us, which represents 80% of the world species. He proposes an overview of the condition of this biodiversity,

Ecosystem services are today a very used approach to characterise the life contributions to the well-being of the humanity. Many strategies are deployed to preserve this biodiversity. But in a context

Denis Couvet presents an analysis framework which enables to better reconcile the human development of the biodiversity preservation. He explains the conditions of such a perspective and shows the

Denis Couvet s'intéresse à la biodiversité ordinaire, à savoir celle qui nous entoure et qui représente 80% des espèces dans le monde. Il propose un aperçu de l'état de cette biodiversité, en lien

Denis Couvet présente un cadre d'analyse permettant de mieux concilier le développement humain et la préservation de la biodiversité. Il explique les conditions d'une telle perspective et montre les

Denis Couvet propose plusieurs stratégies de gestion de la biodiversité, en réponse aux pressions directes qu'elle subit (destruction, surexploitation, écotoxicité, espèces invasives, changement