From October 19 to November 30, 2020
Fragility: the theme of the Friends of Tour du Valat’s 2020 photo competition
The Friends of Tour du Valat Association is organizing its fifth annual photographic competition from 19 September to 30 November 2020. It aims to promote the Wetlands, very rich environments but also very threatened! The 2020 theme is “Fragility”. This year, nature has taken back its rights for a few weeks! But it also reminded […]
February 2, 2020
Open day at the Tour du Valat, Sunday February 2nd
As every year, the Tour du Valat opens its doors to the public on Sunday 2 February 2020 from 8.30 am to 5 pm, as part of World Wetlands Day (WWD). Every year, WWD celebrates the anniversary of the signing of the Ramsar Convention for the Protection of Wetlands on 2 February 1971 in Iran, […]
July 16, 2019
Seminar Tuesday 16 July 2019 – Diversity and conservation of Turkish herpetofauna
On Tuesday 16 July 2019 at 11am, Kerim Çiçek (Ege University, Izmir, Turkey) will present in the Tour du Valat Jean-Paul Taris Room a seminar in English titled “Diversity and conservation of Turkish herpetofauna“; the access is free. Abstract Turkey is a transcontinental country at the junction of Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, and Africa. […]
May 19, 2019
The Tour du Valat at the 4th World Agroforestry Congress
The Tour du Valat was present at the 4th World Agroforestry Congress, in Montpellier 20–22 May 2019 (find out more), which was organized by the CIRAD, the INRA (French National Institute for Agricultural Research), World Agroforestry, Agropolis International, and Montpellier University. It took advantage of the open day for the general public on Sunday 19 […]
February 4, 2019
Seminar Monday 4 February 2019 – “Social monogamy and the evolution of long-term partnerships in birds”
On Monday 4 February 2019 at 11am, Oscar Sanchez-Macouzet (Post-doctoral researcher at the Tour du Valat) will present in the Tour du Valat Jean-Paul Taris Room a seminar in English titled “Social monogamy and the evolution of long-term partnerships in birds” ; the access is free. Abstract The study of animal mating systems has been […]
From January 22 to January 24, 2019
International Workshop: Implementation of Nature-based Solutions to Tackle Climate Change: Focus on the Mediterranean Region”
An international workshop “Implementation of Nature-based Solutions to Tackle Climate Change: Focus on the Mediterranean Region” will take place in Marseille from 22 to 24 January 2019. The Tour du Valat is one of its partners. You will find below and attached the press release of the event. To know more about the Tour du […]
November 8, 2018
Heinz Hafner Lecture at the Tour du Valat on november 8th, 2018
Within the cycle of annual lectures on conservation biology, initiated by Tour du Valat in order to highlight the work on waterbirds conservation of Heinz Hafner, we have the pleasure to invite you to the 2018 lecture, on 8th November at 18.30pm, Jean-Paul Taris conference room, at the Tour du Valat. Prof. Tim Clutton-Brock, […]
From November 5 to November 5, 2019
Heinz Hafner Lecture November 5th, 2019 – Anne Charmantier (CEFE-CNRS)
Within the cycle of annual lectures on conservation biology, initiated by Tour du Valat in order to highlight the work on waterbirds conservation of Heinz Hafner, we have the pleasure to invite you to the 2019 lecture, on Tuesday 5 November at 6.30pm, Jean-Paul Taris Conference Room, at the Tour du Valat. […]
From May 16 to May 18, 2018
4th Tour du Valat Conference for Young Scientists – Conservation Sciences in the Mediterranean Region
NEW : A statistical workshop (initiation) will take place on 15th, organized by the Tour du Valat PhD’s students The Tour du Valat, Research Institute for the Conservation of Mediterranean Wetlands, in partnership with CEFE-CNRS (Montpellier University) and IMBE (Aix-Marseille University), is organizing the 4th conference on Conservation Sciences in the Mediterranean region for young scientists […]
November 16, 2017
Heinz Hafner Lecture at the Tour du Valat on November 16th, 2017
Within the cycle of annual lectures on conservation biology, initiated by Tour du Valat in order to highlight the work on waterbirds conservation of Heinz Hafner, we have the pleasure to invite you to the 2017 lecture, on 16th November at 18.30pm, Jean-Paul Taris conference room, at the Tour du Valat. Frédéric Thomas, CNRS Research […]
