The World Conservation Congress, organised by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), is a great opportunity for Aix-Marseille Université, an international and interdisciplinary university, to present its research activities and training in biodiversity
Socially committed to environmental and human policies, AMU
reaffirms its approach by participating in this international political and scientific event.
In 2020, the creation of the Climate Council by Aix-Marseille Université testifies to its desire to fight against global warming. It will therefore have a stand in the "climate change" area and will be showing short films made by researchers.
In the forum, numerous scientific talks will present the avenues of reflection and work in progress and, in the Generation Nature area, academics will explain to the public the stakes and importance of protecting biodiversity.
Aix-Marseille Université is setting up daily actions around biodiversity:
- many courses offer AMU students courses on the challenges of sustainable development, regardless of their course of study
- a "student commitment, sustainable development" bonus is offered to all students who wish to act, train or reflect on the challenges of sustainable development
- sharing actions with the green barter "flowers for bees" following the creation of the "APIS AMU" association
- actions in the management of its green spaces by choosing to plant only Mediterranean, non-invasive and water-efficient species
- recreational and educational development actions through the creation of a botanical garden in collaboration with AMU students
- a reflection on the implementation of a science approach "Around the preservation of biodiversity within its campuses (Biodiv'AMU)".
Biodiversity at AMU in figures :
1 vice-presidency for sustainable development
1 climate council
14 training courses open to all students
10 major research units:
- BBF - Fungal Biodiversity and Biotechnology
- BIP - Bioenergetics and Protein Engineering
- BIAM - Biosciences and Biotechnologies of Aix-Marseille
- CEREGE - European Centre for Research and Education in Environmental Geosciences
- LCE - Environmental Chemistry Laboratory
- MIO - Mediterranean Institute of Oceanology
- RECOVER - Risks, Ecosystems, Vulnerability, Environment, Resilience
- PYTHEAS
- IMBE - Mediterranean Institute of Biodiversity and Marine and Continental Ecology
- INMED - Mediterranean Institute of Neurobiology
3 institutes creating links between training and research (ITEM - IM2B - OCEAN)
1 observatory for the sciences of the universe - Institut Pythéas
1 Hub for climate, environment and energy within the CIVIS European civic university
2 doctoral schools :
- ED 250 Chemical Sciences
- ED 251 Environmental Sciences
30 research laboratories, 8 of which have a major biodiversity dimension:
- LCEMI0
- CEREGE
- IMBE
- RECOVER
- LPED
- BBF
- ESPACE
More info : AMU stand at IUCN 2021 | Aix-Marseille Université (univ-amu.fr)