Bertrand Dumont

Coccinelle est intervenu à l'Université ouverte Clermont Auvergne Le 24 février dernier, le projet Coccinelle était à l’honneur lors d’une conférence organisée dans le cadre de l’Université ouverte Clermont Auvergne.

Pssst.. le projet de recherche participatif Coccinelle est intervenu à l'Université ouverte Clermont auvergne !

Au programme de l'agroécologie, des implications citoyennes et surtout, le récit du terrain avec le GAEC of Thrones 🐮🌱

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Dense, dark forests in Europe are a modern phenomenon A new, comprehensive study shows that Europe’s landscapes over the past more than 20 million years have predominantly been a mosaic of grasslands, scrub and woodlands of varying density. A light...

Dense, dark forests in Europe are a modern phenomenon - Europe’s landscapes for 23 Myr were mostly tree- & flower-rich mosaics shaped by large herbivores, not dense #forests, see our new synthesis www.eurekalert.org/news-release... #forests #woodlands #paleoecology #nature #trees #refiorestation

What is Agroecology? Dissecting a discipline, a movement, and a practice

Agroecology is simultaneously described as an academic discipline, a social movement, and a set of farming practices. In today's post, I explore the history leading to this unique situation

Photo of construction cranes silhouetted against a hazy, warm-toned sky. A construction site is visible below. A green-teal overlay covers the lower half. IPBES logo in the top right reads "Science and Policy for People and Nature." Text reads: "IPBES #BizBiodiversity Assessment. Public disclosure of lobbying activities is crucial for maintaining trust in the integrity of businesses."

The new IPBES #BizBiodiversity Assessment Report makes clear: business transparency is essential to maintain trust. 📢

Access the full media kit, including the Summary for Policymakers (SPM), multilingual press releases, and various multimedia assets at this link: https://bit.ly/IPBES12Media

Co-designing a research agenda for UK agroforestry using a multi-actor approach - Agronomy for Sustainable Development There is growing recognition of agroforestry’s potential to help mitigate and provide resilience to the climate and biodiversity crises. Beyond its environmental benefits, agroforestry can also enhanc...

Hood, A.S.C., Scholes, R.E., Degani, E. et al. Co-designing a research agenda for UK agroforestry using a multi-actor approach. Agron. Sustain. Dev. 46, 20 (2026).
doi.org/10.1007/s135...

Zafarani Uwingabire (Dijon) digs into the important detail of how world views impact effective pollinator conservation - we need to understand this to get conservation right @safeguard-pollinators.eu final meeting #bee 🐝 🪰 🦋

Now Lorenzo Marini (Uni Padua) tells us how total wild bee abundance can be a good indicator for wild species richness, and so a valuable monitoring tool, particularly for citizen/community scientists @safeguard-pollinators.eu final meeting #bee 🐝

👋 hopefully you have all noticed the exciting new permanent research position advertised on jobs.inrae.fr/concours/con...

✅ The objective of the research will be to understand how agency is expressed in farm animals and how it may contribute to their welfare

#job #research #agency #welfare #INRAE

Impact of climate change mitigation strategies in rice farming on agroecosystem multifunctionality These results suggest that, from a landscape management perspective, implementing a single irrigation strategy at large spatial scales should be discouraged due to potential negative effects on parti....

📢📝 New paper out in @jappliedecology.bsky.social !!!

Impact of climate change mitigation strategies in rice farming on agroecosystem multifunctionality
Assessment of 20 indicators related to Biodiversity, Ecosystem services and Rice production.
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PhD candidate (m/f/x): Connectivity of Urban Areas for Wildlife

Job advertisement: PhD candidate "Connectivity of Urban Areas for Wildlife" - apply now!

We are looking for a PhD candidate in the field of urban habitat connectivity and biodiversity. Further information can be found here: jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/a...

Apply before March 15th.

Recent publications from Clarissa Leite, @charbelelhani.bsky.social + @davidludwig.bsky.social 1.Regulation in eco systems- buff.ly/IAIF3gk; 2.Closure of Constraints&Individuation of CausalSystems in Bio; 3.Transformative transdisciplinarity: intro to community-based philos- buff.ly/WWDpmpg

#RP_INRAE Une étude menée durant 10 ans sur 9 systèmes de cultures au sein d’unités expérimentales montre que cultiver sans pesticides est faisable techniquement et économiquement, sous certaines conditions.
👉 url.inrae.fr/3MLBa8u

A pastoralist and livestock in a grassland-based grazing system. CREDIT: Junxian Dai

Climate change may reduce the area of land suitable for grazing as much as 36 to 50% by 2100, endangering the livelihoods of 110–140 million pastoralists and potentially triggering widespread socioeconomic consequences. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/Ol0650YhHmH

✊ Vous êtes désormais plus de 300 000 à dire «Non, c’est Non Monsieur Duplomb !»

Prochain objectif : les 500 000 signatures requises pour que le texte soit de nouveau débattu à l’Assemblée par les député·es.
✍️ Pour signer la pétition, c'est ici 👉 https://l.vert.eco/rz

🚀Campagne de concours externes INRAE ouverte : nous recherchons notre futur ingénieur de recherche en innovation agroécologique au sein de l'équipe "Biodiversité et services écosystémiques" !

Contact: @arusch.bsky.social

Infos complètes : jobs.inrae.fr/concours/con...

Ethiopian National Agroecology Strategy validated Ethiopia has formally validated its National Agroecology Strategy, concluding a year-long consultative process involving government, researchers and civil society.

Ethiopia has validated its National Agroecology Strategy, setting a pathway to strengthen livelihoods and build resilient food systems.

CIFOR-ICRAF contributed technical expertise throughout the process, supporting coordination and stakeholder engagement.

🔗: https://bit.ly/4kFG3wu

730 000 nouveaux cancers par an liés aux HPV… et pourtant, la vaccination reste à la traîne en France. À l’Hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, la Pre Odile Launay alerte : ces cancers sont évitables, à condition d’accélérer la prévention chez les jeunes : www.aides.org/actualite/la...

Overcoming yield gaps in organic and biodynamic viticulture: insights from an 18-year field trial - Agronomy for Sustainable Development Addressing environmental degradation and fostering agricultural sustainability are critical challenges of the twenty-first century. Agroecological practices such as organic and biodynamic farming are ...

Döring, J., Steng, K., Wohlfahrt, Y. et al. Overcoming yield gaps in organic and biodynamic viticulture: insights from an 18-year field trial. Agron. Sustain. Dev. 46, 13 (2026).
doi.org/10.1007/s135...

Pesticides et cancer, la réponse de scientifiques à Catherine Hill : "Le problème n’est ni réglé, ni mineur" Neuf chercheurs appellent à la "vigilance" au sujet des traces de pesticides que l'on retrouve dans l'alimentation, même si les résultats scientifiques ne suffisent pas, pour le moment, à démontrer un...

Avec les plus spécialistes français de l'épidémiologie des pesticides, nous avons répondu aux propos problématiques de Mme Catherine Hill sur les liens entre cancer et pesticides

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village of Battir and its terraces. Battir holds UNESCO World Heritage status for its 4,000-year-old pre-Roman (Canaanite) irrigation system.

⚖️ 𝗡𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲🌿
The Bible doesn’t use the term #sustainability, but it deals with the underlying issues and shows that sustainability is inextricably linked to #justice.
It also refers to current issues such as #migration, #work and #productivity. Read the article👉 t.ly/WI_eX

Fig. 3. Percentage of reads attributed to carabid, prey and other for Nebria salina and Poecilus cupreus for samples from 2013 to 2019 and 2021. Colors distinguish between (a) prey reads (green), (b) carabid reads (blue) and (c) other reads (contaminants and not assigned – orange). Proportions are given as percentages of the total number per sample (after filtering the singletons).

Fig. 5. Prey diversity in the diet of Nebria salina (a) and Poecilus cupreus (b) through time. Each dot represents the diet of one carabid specimens, dots are jittered horizontally and vertically for more clarity. The curve corresponds to a linear regression with the grey area displaying the 95 % confidence interval.

🪲 New BAAE article:

Metabarcoding of stored carabid beetles reveals declining prey diversity over the last decade. Temporal diet shifts highlight long-term invertebrate declines and the value of historical collections for monitoring.

DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...
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Climate change could halve areas suitable for cattle, sheep and goat farming by 2100 09.02.2026 - A new study conducted at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) shows that grassland-based grazing systems – currently covering a third of the Earth’s surface and represe...

Depending on the emissions scenario analysed, PIK's new study in @pnas.org shows 36-50% of land with suitable climatic conditions for grazing today will experience a loss of viability by 2100, affecting more than 100mill pastoralists and up to 1.6bill animals🐄🐐🐑 www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...

Grazed grasslands at Yorkshire Dale, England. CREDIT: Shangshi Liu

Will removing livestock from historically grazed grasslands increase the carbon these lands store in their soil? Maybe not. A study finds that un-grazed grasslands in the UK have lower levels of stable, mineral-associated carbon than grazed plots. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/M1fi50YbGvi

📍Sentier pédagogique : le balisage de l'emplacement des stations a été réalisé hier !

Bientôt, petits et grands pourront découvrir biodiversité, élevage et paysages du Cézallier… avec même une activité de science participative autour des papillons 🦋

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Did you know that long-term use of agriecological practices support climate change resilience? 👨‍🌾🌱
🟢 For example, planting legumes alongside other crops – a centuries-old practice – can improve soil fertility and water infiltration into the soil.
Read more on the topic: www.step-bg.bg/en/novini/ag...

📃Legumes in crop rotations deliver real results.

A new #VALERECO white paper by @IntiaSa shows that wheat after legumes can achieve +17% yield and save 40 kg N/ha, while supporting pest and weed management.

👉https://tinyurl.com/46h6syj4

#HorizonEU #Agroecology #EcosystemServices

YouTube video by Agroecology-TRANSECT From research to practice: multi-species seed mixtures as a pillar for agroecology

Congrats! You may be interested by this webinar of @agtransect.bsky.social project 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN7m... and related papers:

✅ Nyfeler 2024 doi.org/10.1016/j.ag...

🔷 Finn 2024 doi.org/10.1111/1365...

✴️ Lüscher 2025 brill.com/edcollchap-o...

⭐ Dumont 2025 doi.org/10.1016/j.an...

YouTube video by Agroecology-TRANSECT From research to practice: multi-species seed mixtures as a pillar for agroecology

Congrats! You may be interested by this webinar of @agtransect.bsky.social project 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN7m... and related papers:

✅ Nyfeler 2024 doi.org/10.1016/j.ag...

🔷 Finn 2024 doi.org/10.1111/1365...

✴️ Lüscher 2025 brill.com/edcollchap-o...

⭐ Dumont 2025 doi.org/10.1016/j.an...

Interested in a cross-analysis of how Romanian and French farmers are adapting to climate change? Watch Agroecology-TRANSECT webinar to find out more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu4m...

🌱 Necula et al 2024 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

🐮 Allart et al 2024 👉 doi.org/10.1017/S174...

#agroecology

YouTube video by Agroecology-TRANSECT WEBINAR: Boosting farm resilience: Intercropping and sustainable pest management

Lessons from Guadeloupe
What can the #GlobalNorth learn from #IPM trials & research carried out in a #tropical region?

▶️ Webinar recording: Boosting farm resilience - intercropping and sustainable pest management
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xRx...

#agroecology4climate @agroecologymap.bsky.social