This topic brings together practical information on all national inventories and monitoring by partners of the INPN. More details on the various projects for national inventories of species will soon be searchable under the "Programmes" heading.
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Everyone can participate! A new tool for geological knowledge, Vigie-Terre is a participative science programme dedicated to geological diversity. Its aim is to record new geological observations on the territory, whether they are the result of works or natural phenomena. In the long term, Vigie-Terre's objective is to have precise and regular information on sites of geological interest discovered in France each year. Find out which Vigie-Terre relay is closest to you and contact them if you have any questions.
Managed by the Association of Friends of BioObs, this program provides scuba divers with an online logbook to record and share their naturalist observations.
Search for the three squirrel species present in France and share your observations on the survey's website.
This butterfly, snail and bumblebee observatory aims to establish an expansive surveillance network in order to monitor the evolution of the biodiversity of gardens.
This project, headed by the Collections Department, offers you the chance to contribute to the extensive floristic database made possible by the millions of photographs from the Paris Herbarium.
This MNHN and Opie program encourages observers to photograph insect pollinators and to share their snapshots online.
Certain flatworm species (Platyhelminthes) are considered to be invasive when introduced into areas beyond their natural distribution.
This bug, pest of crops, threatening to invade Europe and is already considered invasive in France.
This national survey invites you to observe stag beetles, an iconic coleoptera yet fairly unknown to our forests, parks and gardens.
Spot and snap a photograph of the Rosalia longicorn, an unknown yet distinguishable blue and black coleoptera inhabiting mountainous regions!
The Asian Hornet (Vespa velutina), is considered an invasive pest species in France.
This MNHN and Opie program encourages observers to photograph insect pollinators and to share their snapshots online.
This MNHN and Opie program encourages observers to photograph insect pollinators and to share their snapshots online.
This Vigie-Nature observatory encourages everyone to bird watch, and learn to count and recognize the birds flying over your balcony or garden.
Search for the three squirrel species present in France and share your observations on the survey's website.