[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] 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] Activity, employment, environment, solidarity at the heart of the Centre-Val de Loire Region's challenges for the future A flagship location for creation, innovation and the art of living, the Centre-Val de Loire region has been, since the Renaissance, the one that best embodies the Nature-Culture and Heritage DNA. Strongly marked by its agriculture, the Centre-Val de Loire region is one of the leading cereal regions in Europe. It is also renowned for its internationally renowned competitiveness clusters: the Cosmetic Valley (perfumery and cosmetics), the Electrical Energy Sciences and Systems cluster (renewable energies, intelligent buildings and electrical equipment …

Sectors: National and local authorities

[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] Every day, by your side. Made up of 22 municipalities, Tours Métropole is an active and dynamic French metropolis with nearly 300,000 inhabitants. It is the leading employment area in the Centre-Cal de Loire region, the leading university center in the region, and has 5 study and research centers, 1 university hospital, 6 listed monuments, and of course... the Loire, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In addition, an international airport (Tours Val de Loire), as well as 30 TGV connections per day to and from Paris, make the Tours area very accessible. These infrastructures make Tours Métropole …

Sectors: French metropolis

[Automatic translation follows] Receive, share and comment on information from Orléans Métropole, with #OrleansMetropole! 📍Orléans Métropole 👋🏼 22 municipalities and 292,001 inhabitants 🫵🏼 Join us: https://linktr.ee/OrleansMetropole

Sectors: French metropolis

[Automatic translation follows] The Pays de la Loire region includes 5 departments: Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire, Mayenne, Sarthe and Vendée. It has 3.7 million inhabitants spread across 1,357 municipalities. It is a territory balanced between rural and urban areas, organized around 7 large urban areas (Nantes, Saint-Nazaire, Angers, Cholet, Le Mans, Laval and La-Roche-sur-Yon) and 1,108 municipalities with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants. Bordered by 450 km of coastline and crisscrossed by the Loire, the region has the leading port on the Atlantic coast. Its economic dynamism is a real strength that allows it to have the lowest unemployment rate in France (8.5%). …

Sectors: National and local authorities

[Automatic translation follows] City of Creation and Innovation in Tours. Totem place of the French Tech Val de Loire, MAME is an ecosystem at the service of entrepreneurs, which brings together the conditions for success, a catalyst for meetings, a third place at the crossroads of the economic and cultural dynamics of the territory.