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Natural grassland in the Auvergne mountains. © INRA, TOILLON Sylvie

Press release

01 Dec 2017

Plant biodiversity and ecosystem vulnerability under climate extremes

Our environment is experiencing a number of changes, from biodiversity losses to global warming. INRA researchers were involved in a comprehensive European study that demonstrated that high plant species diversity does not always reduce ecosystem vulnerability under climate extremes. T

Plot of wheat in the Yvelines (greater Paris region). © INRA, WEBER Jean

Press release

02 Oct 2017

Win-win strategies for climate and food security

Climate policies that target agriculture and forests could lead to increased food prices, but reducing deforestation and increasing soil carbon sequestration in agriculture could significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions while avoiding risk to food security, according to new research published in the journal Environmental Research Letters.

the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria flaviventris. © INRA, ©CIRAD Antoine FOUCART

News

11 Sep 2017

Desert locusts: new risks in the light of climate change

The desert locust is an invasive species that is both well known and feared because of the large-scale agricultural damage it can cause. It is particularly closely monitored, to prevent the risks of outbreaks and invasions. Climate change could modify its distribution area, meaning a new threat to agriculture, according to a study published in the journal Global Change Biology by researchers from CIRAD and INRA.

Maple tree. © INRA, COLLEU Sylvie

News

24 Aug 2017

"Make our Planet Great Again" is supporting agricultural research!

Launched in June this year by the French President Emmanuel Macron, the "Make our Planet Great Again" initiative has the ambitious goal to host around 50 high-achieving scientists in research laboratories across France over a five-year period. The program has been awarded 60 million euros and INRA is one of the participating research institutes.

An Icelandic iceberg on exhibit in front of the Palais de la Découverte science museum in Paris. © INRA, MAITRE Christophe

News

13 Nov 2015

Retracing the evolution of Earth’s surface temperatures

How can the evolution of the Earth’s surface temperatures over several centuries be modelled? Biomathematics researchers have found a way to identify the relevant climate model parameters using data obtained through ice core analysis.