We need to give you an update on our research project into fences and their ecological impact.

Launched in early 2024, the Polymor-FENCE project aims to analyze and understand the impact of fences associated with photovoltaic power plants on biodiversity and the ecological continuity of natural environments.

Using an integrated approach combining field observations, artificial intelligence and spatial modeling, the project is developing innovative tools designed to anticipate and mitigate these effects.

Last week, our CEO Sylvain Moulherat was invited to present our work on the subject at the Via Fauna technical seminar.

Via Fauna is a project launched in 2017 by the Fédération Régionale des Chasseurs d'Occitanie (Regional Federation of Hunters), which has led to the development of tools and methods for better integrating ecological connectivity into land-use planning projects and urban planning documents.

Remember! At the end of December, we announced the winners of our call for projects using our SimOïko software. Today, we are introducing one of the winners: the Groupe Ornithologique du Roussillon, represented by Aurélien Gaunet, who is conducting a study on the Damier de Godart butterfly (Euphydryas desfontainii).

 were already convinced, but a recent article reinforces the idea that we are heading in the right direction with SimOïko, our biodiversity simulation software.

Published by North American researchers, the article (*) provides an overview of the progress and scientific challenges in ecological connectivity modeling.

It focuses in particular on the issue of biological realism and how to model species movement.

You know what? These are exactly the topics at the heart of SimOïko’s functionality.

This is the key finding of a scientific study in which our colleague Marie Soret participated, and whose results have just been published in the journal PLOS One (*).

Have you heard of African swine fever? It is considered one of the most devastating diseases for domestic pig and wild boar populations.

Since 2022, the virus has been spreading in northern Italy, particularly among wild boar populations, posing a serious threat to pig farms.

Let's start with two principles that are fundamental to us.

Bacteria, fungi, plants, mites, worms, mammals... Soils shelter a quarter of all currently known living species on Earth.

Long overlooked, these ecosystems are now receiving increasing attention, particularly due to the essential services they provide to human populations: carbon storage, support for agricultural and food production, erosion and flood prevention, water purification, and contributions to medical research.

A few days ago, we went to talk about biodiversity preservation with professionals in real estate and urban planning.

During a webinar organized by CIBI - International Biodiversity and Real Estate Council, we specifically wanted to show how ecological modeling could be used to address very diverse challenges in project management and site planning.

We thus presented two types of approaches based on SimOïko, our simulation software for species' life.

TerrOïko's study department carries out a wide range of assignments (17 Green and Blue networks , 23 Black Networks, 5 Transport Infrastructures, and 5 Renewable Energy Projects) in collaboration with numerous stakeholders in the field: DarkSkyLab, auddicé, Element5, Egis, setec, EkoAm Environnement, ECO-MED, La TeleScop, Artelia, Biotope, CETIAC, CERESCO, Lumin(escence), OXAO - Ecosystem Regenerators, ON, the Light Design Agency.

Remember: In September, we launched a call for projects to give researchers the opportunity to become early users of SimOïko, our ecological modeling software.

The verdict is in: here are the seven selected projects, both in France and internationally.

   BiodivConnect: This consulting firm, founded by Caroline Dequidt-Kebaili, will use SimOïko for a conservation program focused on four butterfly species in the Jura region. The software will complement existing genetic flow models by simulating the movements and demographic dynamics of individuals.