06th - 11th October 2016
 
© CNRS photothèque - Hubert Raguet
  • CNRS photothèque - Hubert Raguet
  • Middle School and High Scholl students arriving<span class='copyright'> © AST-Pariscience, Philip Martin</span>
  • Paul de Brem, science journalist, moderates the debate<span class='copyright'> © AST-Pariscience, Philip Martin</span>
  • Robert Barbault, director of the ecology and biodiversity management Department at the Muséum<span class='copyright'> © AST-Pariscience, Philip Martin</span>
  • During the debate<span class='copyright'> © AST-Pariscience, Philip Martin</span>
  • Jean-Michel Salles, CNRS researcher in environment and natural resources economy<span class='copyright'> © AST-Pariscience, Philip Martin</span>
  • Denis Couvet (left), director of the species conservation restoration and monitoring populations Unit at the Muséum<span class='copyright'> © AST-Pariscience, Philip Martin</span>
debat
 
 

Special session - Biodiversity, it's time

Thursday 07th October 2010 from 16h00 to 18h00
Salle 2 / Grand Amphithéâtre

Biodiversity is essential to life, it is the diversity of any form of life on Earth: genetic diversity, diversity of species, of ecosystems and environments.

Humanity rely on nature and living world living for its own existence. We will discuss what biodiversity provides to the humans; disturbances caused by the humans; new ways to produce and to rethink agriculture; how to estimate the value of nature; ides again decline...

Screenings of short films and discussion moderated by Paul de Brem, scientific journalist. With Robert Barbault, Director of the ecology and biodiversity management Department at the Muséum, Denis Couvet, Director of the species conservation restoration and monitoring populations Unit at the Muséum and Jean-Michel Salles, CNRS researcher in environment and natural resources economy.

How to save the world?

Directed by
Sophie Bensadoun
Written by
Franck Courchamp
Produced by
CNRS Images

Documentary, France, 2010, 2 min

What are the causes of mass extinctions of species? What is the price of nature? How to prevent the decline in diversity of environments?

 

Debate with :

  • Paul De Brem, Science journalist
  • Robert Barbault, director of the ecology and biodiversity management Department at the Muséum
  • Denis Couvet, director of the species conservation restoration and monitoring populations Unit at the Muséum
  • Jean-Michel Salles, CNRS researcher in environment and natural resources economy

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