From June 23 to June 24, 2015
Conference-debate "Socio-Economic of Coastal and Marine protected spaces in the Mediterranean"
The Tour du Valat participates in the organizing of a conference-debate on June 23rd and 24th in Marseilles, about “”Socio-Economic of Coastal and Marine protected spaces in the Mediterranean : What impacts for the sustainable development of territories?“ You can access the program of the event here, as well as all the practical details in […]
June 16, 2015
Facebook page of the Friends of Tour du Valat Association
The Friends of Tour du Valat Association, that has just been created, now has its own Facebook page. You can follow its news at this address https://www.facebook.com/amistourduvalat (in French), and get all the information about it through the link here opposite.
June 3, 2015
The Tour du Valat honoured by the Ramsar Convention
On Wednesday 3 June 2015, the Tour du Valat received the Ramsar Convention Award for Merit, at the 12th Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention in Punta del Este (Uruguay). The Ramsar Wetlands Awards have been attributed since 1999 at the international Conferences of Contracting Parties (COPs). Their aim is to give […]
From March 30 to April 3, 2015
Integrated Population Models Workshop 30 March – 3 April 2015
From 30 March to 3 April 2015, a 5-day workshop on Integrated Population Models (IPMs) we will be taught at the Tour du Valat Biological Station in the Camargue, Southern France. The workshop aims at giving a highly accessible and practical introduction of the powerful integrated population modeling (IPM) framework with the most widely used […]
February 2, 2015
Launching of the 2015 World Wetlands Days in the Camargue, Southern France
The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International importance, which was adopted in 1971 in Iran, was actually born in the Camargue, first French designated site. This is why this area was chosen to launch officially the 2015 World Wetlands Days on the 2nd of February. The theme « Wetlands for our Future » for this 2015 edition […]
January 7, 2015
Death of Alan Johnson
Alan Johnson, one of the pionner members of the Tour du Valat from the 60s and a specialist of the Greater Flamingo recognized worldwide, left us on December 24th, 2014 at the age of 73, after a long illness. He had been awarded a prize last […]
October 16, 2014
Heinz Hafner Lecture on 16 October 2014
The Tour du Valat will hold its annual Heinz Hafner Lecture on October 16th, 2014, to which you are warmly invited, within the framework of its Scientific Council. This year’s lecturer will be Pat Monagham from the Glascow University (UK), about the theme “The long-term effects of early life conditions; consequences for individuals, populations and […]
September 26, 2014
Publishing of the Tour du Valat newsletter #17
The Tour du Valat newsletter #17 has just been published; you can read it here.
September 22, 2014
Presentation of the Luc Hoffmann Medal for Excellence in Wetland Science and Conservation
The Luc Hoffmann Medal for Excellence in Wetland Science and Conservation was awarded on Monday 22 September by Wetlands International, on the occasion of its 60th anniversary celebrated in Rotterdam (Netherlands). The two laureates are: Category Scientific research: Prof. Dr. W.J. Wolff, retired professor in marine biology at the University of Groningen, for his life’s […]
From September 5 to September 9, 2014
Participation of the Tour du Valat in the third International Flamingo Symposium in San Diego
The Tour du Valat will participate in the third International Flamingo Symposium that will be held in San Diego (California) on October 5th-9th (see the link here opposite). The Tour du Valat and its partners (Fondation Total and the French PACA Region) financially support the participation of seven members of the Greater Flamingo study and […]