Franck Courchamp

Preventing the next invasion: Lessons from aquaculture for the safe expansion of insect farming We argue that preemptive risk assessments, species screening and transferable, adaptive regulatory frameworks developed for aquaculture offer a critical foundation for safeguarding against insect#x02....

Preventing the next invasion: lessons from aquaculture for the safe expansion of insect farming doi.org/10.1111/1365...

Thinking about some yummy insects for lunch? Check-out this perspective! 🦗
Eléna Manfrini and colleagues @franckcourchamp.bsky.social @bleroyecology.bsky.social discuss what we can learn from previous farming models and plan better the expansion of new ones 🧪

thank you Shengyu for helping make this mission smooth and enjoyable. Thank you also for contributing to the success of #InvaPact IV in Beijing!

Thank you to the AXA Research Fund for supporting #InvaCost. Thank you to @cnrsecologie.bsky.social for supporting my salary and giving me total research freedom, to @univparissaclay.bsky.social for hosting me, and to my colleagues at ESE & @ideevl.bsky.social for making this job so enjoyable 🤗

Of note, this exceptional #InvaPact program, on which over 140 colleagues now contribute from 33 countries, was started 3 years ago, and I still have found no source of research funding for it... If you are a sponsor or a rich philanthropist... 😉

This is mostly the work of the #InvaCost program (invacost.fr), which yielded 79 published studies.
We have now the new project #InvaPact coming up, which will be even better and more impactful.

Such ranking is rather meaningless in science, but it is nonetheless a recognition for dedicated, hard and creative work, not only by myself, but by my entire team, among whom those who were my postdocs at the time: Christophe Diagne, @bleroyecology.bsky.social, ElenaAngulo and AnnaTurbelin.

Highly Ranked Scholar Award

As we approach the happy times of end of the year, I couldn't resist sharing the award I received this morning: first scholar in the world in the field of Sciences of Invasions. For the second year.
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@danai-kontou.bsky.social @adriangarcia-r.bsky.social @plpranesh.bsky.social @beacd.bsky.social @laiscarneiro03.bsky.social @gabrielcaetano.bsky.social @shengyuwang.bsky.social @bleroyecology.bsky.social @agalanidis.bsky.social @armanpili.bsky.social @canobarbacil.bsky.social

InvaPact III workshop is now over: WHAT A WEEK! ~60 experts from 30 countries putting their brainpower together for an unique collaborative project.
Work hard, play hard: they really followed my motto!
Powerful publications on the way!

Thank you to the sponsors of this fifth workshop: @AXAResearchFund, @ofbiodiversite.bsky.social @cnrs.fr @FondationLuciole

Today we start the InvaPact III Workshop in Barcelona Spain! 60 experts from 30 countries to work 6 days on the standardisation of ecological impacts of #BiologicalInvasions.
This (largely) new crew is fantastic, this is going to be amazing!
Please give your BlueSky handle if you're part of it!

Just received my fresh copy of @franckcourchamp.bsky.social's new biodiversité comic! Only in French, but other languages, including English, coming out soon.

#extinction #biodiversity #climatechange #lheritagedudodo

When plants or animals move, or are moved, to a place they don't belong, there is a risk of damage to natural habitats and an economic cost too.
@franckcourchamp.bsky.social talks to @talknormal.co.uk about how we estimate the size of this risk and what we can do about it

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Workshop format

Focused data analysis sessions in small groups
Mix of plenary sessions & independent/group work
Strong spirit of collaboration, mentoring & knowledge sharing

How to Apply

Check the web site, send me your CV + relevant info + research topics

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Who we are Looking For

Early Career Researchers (PhDs and postdocs) with skills in data analysis, coding, and invasion ecology
Priority to women and under-represented regions
Experts across various taxonomic groups

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Objectives

Collective analysis of the InvaPact ecological impact invasion database
Build a shared bank of scripts for analyses and figures
Draft first results for upcoming publications
Foster strong collaborative networks among researchers

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BioM - InvaPact3 This is a short presentation of the InvaPact III workshop. Please contact me if you are interested or if you have further questions. Please do not hesitate to forward to likely candidates. A brief his...

You are an Early Career Researcher? You work on ecological impacts of biological invasions? You love data?
We have a few places left for our InvaPact III workshop (Girona, Spain; Nov. 1–7, 2025). Please find the main infos 👇, and the full description 👉 www.biodiversitydynamics.fr/invapact3/

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Biological invasions: a global assessment of geographic distributions, long‐term trends, and data gaps Biological invasions are one of the major drivers of biodiversity decline and have been shown to have far-reaching consequences for society and the economy. Preventing the introduction and spread of ...

Read our latest paper on the trends and statuses of #biologicalinvasions worldwide.
Led by @hannoseebens.bsky.social , L Meyerson, P Pyšek and D Richardson and ~60 other coauthors, and based on Chap2 of the #IAS #IPBES Report, it has all the basic info you need!
A MUST READ!
doi.org/10.1111/brv....

Ne manquez pas le grand final de la BD!

Le 10e et dernier épisode de www.lheritagedudodo.com est en ligne

On y raconte plein d'histoires positives: par ex comment les loups ont changé le cours des rivières, ou comment les humains vont changer le cours de l'Histoire...
N'hésitez pas à partager!

Demain, 10e et dernier épisode de www.lheritagedudodo.com !

En guise de conclusion, on vous explique pourquoi on va y arriver! :-)

The many faces of invasive species impacts A quiet forest, a loud debate, and the science that makes sense of the widespread and diverse impacts of invasive species

The many faces of invasive species impacts

A quiet forest, a loud debate, and the science that makes sense of the widespread and diverse impacts of invasive species.

www.lheritagedudodo.com a dépassé les 10 000 lecteurs!

On dirait que ça plait!

Vous confirmez?

bon week-end à tous!

Espèces ingénieur, espèces charismatiques, espèces porte-drapeau, espèces parapluie... vous êtes prêts?!?
Chapitre 9!
La conservation des espèces.
www.lheritagedudodo.com

demain dans l'épisode 9 de l'héritage du dodo...
des histoires de sauvetages de bisons, de loups, de castors, de tigres, de kakapos... Vous connaissez le kakapo? Et bien lisez, vous saurez tout!
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Pour cette 8e semaine dans l'héritage du dodo, on vous explique les diverses raisons de notre inaction sur le climat et la biodiversité.
Episode 8: "Pourquoi on ne fait rien?!"
www.lheritagedudodo.com

and if you don't speak French, wait a bit... translation in 25 languages is on the way...

Dans l'épisode 7 de L'héritage du dodo, on vous parle des liens entre la biodiversité et la santé humaine.

On y parle de l'évolution des microbes, de chauves-souris et de la covid, des mesures sanitaires chez les fourmis, et des lapins en Australie.

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L'épisode 6 est en ligne! Et ça va secouer!
on parle enfin du dodo… il était temps !
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ou
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