[Automatic translation follows] INRAE, French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment INRAE, the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment, is a major player in research and innovation created on January 1, 2020. A finalized research institute resulting from the merger between Inra and Irstea, INRAE ​​brings together a community of 12,000 people, with just over 200 research units and around forty experimental units located in 18 centers throughout France. The institute is positioned among the very first world leaders in agricultural and food sciences, plant and animal sciences, and ranks 11th worldwide in …

Sectors: Research

[Automatic translation follows] Protecting nature since 1854 Protecting fauna, flora and natural environments Founded on 10 February 1854 and recognised as being of public utility since 26 February 1855, the National Society for the Protection of Nature (SNPN) is the oldest nature protection association in France. A learned society from the outset, its mission is to protect wild spaces and species, drawing on the scientific foundations of ecology and conservation biology (see Our actions). This mission finds a concrete application in the field, in particular through the management of three of the most prestigious National Nature Reserves: the Camargue, the …

[Automatic translation follows] The Solidarité-Eau program (pS-Eau) is a French multi-stakeholder network committed to ensuring access to water and sanitation for all, and the sustainable management of water resources (targets of SDG 6) in developing countries. Prioritizing support for local stakeholders, it has enabled exchanges and organized consultation between stakeholders in decentralized and non-governmental cooperation for over 30 years. Present in France and abroad with focal points in the countries where French aid is concentrated, it produces knowledge, supports local initiatives and promotes solidarity for water and sanitation. Its activities, led by a team with multiple skills, aim to increase …

[Automatic translation follows] Together, let's take care of water! The water agency is a public institution of the State, under the supervision of the Ministry of Sustainable Development. Our workforce is 284 full-time equivalents. We are engineers and senior environmental technicians, lawyers, business managers, budget managers, IT specialists, cartographers, etc. with equal numbers of men and women. 70% of our positions are at a high level of qualification, category A of the civil service, or 1bis, 1 and 2 of the status of water agencies. Our mission: to contribute to preserving water resources and aquatic environments by providing technical and …

Sectors: Environment

[Automatic translation follows] Your partner for water! The water agency is a public institution of the State under the supervision of the Ministry of the Environment, whose mission is to restore the good condition of water and aquatic environments. In application of the polluter-pays principle, it collects tax fees paid by all users: households, communities, industrialists, farmers, according to the volumes they withdraw and the pollution they discharge. The money collected is reinvested in communities, industrialists, farmers and associations that work to improve the quality of water and environments: improving sanitation systems, reducing pollution by toxic substances, saving and sharing …

Sectors: Environment

[Automatic translation follows] The network of eco-enterprises in the SUD Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region Éa éco-entreprises is an independent network of 150 members representing all environmental themes: Water, Air, Waste, Polluted sites and soils, Ecological engineering, Sustainable development, etc. Missions: - Organize professionals in the environmental sector into a network to ensure their representation and promotion, in France and internationally - Support the international development of SMEs and SMIs in the Environment - Support innovation to improve the quality of solutions in the fields of the Environment - Develop training actions, tools and information systems contributing to awareness-raising for better consideration …

[Automatic translation follows] For a sustainable and united sharing of the resource. The Agency supports projects that protect water and environments State public establishment governed by the environmental code collecting fees on polluting or water-consuming activities and using the corresponding revenues to finance actions to combat pollution, preserve water resources and aquatic environments, and knowledge. The water agency provides the secretariat for the Adour Garonne basin committee, a "local parliament" for water. financing water policies, collecting and disseminating data on water, raising public awareness of water issues, preserving water resources, and preserving aquatic environments

Sectors: Environment

[Automatic translation follows] Everyone is concerned by water! The Rhine-Meuse Water Agency is a public institution of the Ministry of Sustainable Development. Its area of ​​competence covers 1 region and 8 departments (Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Moselle, Meurthe-et-Moselle in their entirety; Ardennes, Haute-Marne, Meuse, Vosges in part). The Water Agency participates in the implementation of national policies relating to water, which themselves are part of the objectives of the European Union. The Rhine-Meuse Water Agency carries out a mission of general interest. It contributes to reducing water pollution of all origins and to protecting water resources and aquatic environments: - through financial …

Sectors: Environment

Our raison d'être is to build a net zero energy future with electricity and innovative solutions and services, to help save the planet and drive wellbeing and economic development. Energie, Nucléaire, Electricité, Energies renouvelables, and Gaz

Sectors: Energy

[Automatic translation follows] The Agency for Ecological Transition! ADEME in brief The Agency for Ecological Transition participates in the implementation of public policies in the areas of the environment, energy and sustainable development. It provides its expertise and consulting capabilities to businesses, local authorities, public authorities and the general public, in order to enable them to progress in their environmental approach. The Agency also helps to finance projects, from research to implementation, in the following areas: waste management, soil preservation, energy efficiency and renewable energies, savings on raw materials, air quality, noise control, the transition to the circular economy and …

Sectors: National and local authorities

[Automatic translation follows] Living in a livable world A spokesperson for a movement of more than 6,000 associations, grouped within 45 member associations, France Nature Environnement is the largest French federation of nature and environmental protection associations, recognized as being of public utility since 1976. With our naturalist and environmentalist expertise from various backgrounds, our association puts its energy at the service of a livable world through various actions: > Share and enrich knowledge by supporting exchanges and training between associations > Raise awareness among as many people as possible about the environment and nature > Make the voice of …

Sectors: Environment

[Automatic translation follows] A public institution dedicated to the recovery of #biodiversity The French Biodiversity Office was created on January 1, 2020 to protect and restore biodiversity (Law No. 2019-773 of July 24, 2019). The public institution is placed under the supervision of the Ministry of Ecological Transition and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. It brings together agents of the French Agency for Biodiversity (AFB) and the National Office for Hunting and Wildlife (ONCFS). It carries out missions to support the implementation of public policies in the areas of knowledge, preservation, management and restoration of biodiversity in terrestrial, aquatic …

[Automatic translation follows] At the crossroads of the sciences of Life, Earth and Humanity, the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle has been dedicated for centuries to biological, geological and cultural diversity, and to the relationships between human societies and nature. The Museum has 2,185 people including 500 researchers, trains around 380 students per year, houses nearly 66.8 million specimens in its reserves and galleries, and welcomed more than 3.8 million paying visitors in 2023 in 12 Parisian and regional sites. Conservation, Research, Collections, Education, Natural heritage, Science museum, Zoo, Library, and Natural history

[Automatic translation follows] The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) group finances and accelerates transitions towards a more sustainable world As a public institution, the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) has been working for seventy years to combat poverty and promote development in the countries of the South and in the Overseas Territories. It implements the policy defined by the French Government. Present on four continents where it has a network of 70 agencies and representative offices worldwide, including 9 in the Overseas Territories and 1 in Brussels, the AFD finances and supports projects that improve the living conditions of populations, …

Sectors: International development

[Automatic translation follows] The AUCM (Agence d’Urbanisme Clermont Massif central) is an association governed by the law of July 1, 1901. Its mission is defined in the Urban Planning Code and covers: – monitoring the evolution of territories, – participation in the definition of public planning and development policies, – the development of urban planning documents. It is a space for dialogue, a decision-making tool and assistance to its members, a resource center, to design the future of our territory. It has a role of “pioneer, scout, facilitator”, unites, gives meaning and readability. Studies, CVA Metropolitan Hub, Prospective, Urban Planning, …

Sectors: National and local authorities

Developing skills for better water management, In France, Europe and worldwide The International Office for Water (OiEau) is a not-for-profit association under French law, declared to be of public utility by Decree of 13 September 1991. OiEau is mainly involved in developing skills for better water management in France, Europe and the rest of the world. Formation professionnelle, Systèmes d'information, Gouvernance des services, Documentation, Publication, Animation de réseaux d'acteurs, Appui / Assistance / Conseil, Coopération européenne, Coopération internationale, Etudes / Rapports / Synthèses, Elaboration de contenus web, and Gestion des données

Sectors: Environment