Protects nature since 1854 Protect fauna, flora and natural environments Founded on February 10, 1854 and recognized as a public utility since February 26, 1855, the National Nature Protection Society (SNPN) is the dean of associations for the protection of the nature of France. A learned society from its origin, its mission is the protection of spaces and wild species, based on the scientific foundations of ecology and the biology of conservation (see our actions). This mission finds a concrete application on the ground, notably through the management of three national natural reserves among the most prestigious: the Camargue, Lac …

A public institution dedicated to the recovery of #biodiversity The French Office for Biodiversity (OFB), created in 2020, is a public institution under the dual supervision of the ministries responsible for the environment and agriculture. Its mission is to protect and restore biodiversity in France, in mainland France and overseas. With more than 3,000 agents, including 1,700 environmental inspectors, the OFB operates through five complementary missions: • Environmental policing: Preventing and repressing environmental damage related to water, natural spaces, flora and wildlife; • Knowledge and expertise: Better understanding the species, environments, services provided by biodiversity and the threats it faces; …

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