You think we spend all our time behind a computer?
Well, not quite.

The day-to-day work of our ecological engineers involves conducting research, analyzing data and carrying out studies on behalf of public and private players.

So yes, most of the time we have our hands in statistics, modeling and mapping tools, scientific literature...

But when data or knowledge are lacking, we sometimes have to go out and find them, in the field.

A few days ago, our colleague Victor Gauducheau, a specialist in marine environments, cast off for a little trip out to sea.

This was the topic addressed today by our CEO Sylvain Moulherat at the FIRM25 event organized by FEHRL, the international association dedicated to road equipment research.

This presentation enabled him to go back over the Bison project, to which TerrOïko made a major contribution, and whose aim was to build a European roadmap for transport infrastructures that fully integrate ecological issues.

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.

Kick-off this Friday for the Forbes research project, which we’ll be working on over the next five years!

Forbes ("Funding Regionalized Tools for Biodiversity Management by Businesses") is a project at the crossroads of ecology, land-use planning, and finance.

Last week marked the first workshop of the PEP-BIOccIA project.

As a reminder, this project aims to map natural habitats and predict species presence across the entire Occitanie region, in order to better plan for medium- and long-term biodiversity conservation. It is led by the Région Occitanie / Pyrénées-Méditerranée, CNRS (CEFE), Data Terra, OPenIG, and TerrOïko.

Since a year ago, the Senate's Foresight Delegation has been focusing on AI and the future of public services. Their work has resulted in the publication of several reports, including one dedicated to environmental issues (*), which was released a few days ago.

The good news is that among the projects and tools cited as examples is the PEP-BIOccIA research project, led by the Occitanie / Pyrénées-Méditerranée Region, in collaboration with OPenIG, CNRS, and our team.

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.

We often share our research and innovation work with you, but there’s something we haven’t explained.

What connects them all?

To discover one of the common threads of our R&D, join us during the week of November 4th at ADEME's premises in Sophia-Antipolis for the ITTECOP Days (infrastructure, territories, transport, energy, ecosystems, and landscape program).

What are territorial planning stakeholders lacking to better consider biodiversity in their projects?

Effective tools and mechanisms that allow them to guide their funding decisions and evaluate their impact.
 

So, we decided to address this issue. This is the focus of a research project named Forbes ("Regionalized Financing Tools for Biodiversity Management by Companies") that we will be starting in a few weeks.