Pollinators: impact of pesticides and fertilisers use on effectiveness of conservation measures such as flower strips


Agriculture, Biodiversity, mediation, Science Policy Interface, Uncategorized

I wanted to post again the work done through the Eklipse Science Policy Interface mechanism on this very important subject regarding the impact of pesticides and fertilisers used in farmland on adjacent conservation measures. We used a really interesting approach of Joint Fact Finding to engage representatives from opposing perspective into a deliberation not on […]

11 October 2022

Un récit commun pour partager le territoire: une histoire de loups, de chiens et d’hommes!


Agriculture, Biodiversity, Conflicts large carnivores, large carnivors, mediation

Ce 3 Octobre 2022, j’ai eu le plaisir de modérer la réunion de restitution du travail de concertation mené depuis 2020 dans le Parc Naturel Régional du Vercors autour de la problématique: “mesures de protection des troupeaux contre le loup (chiens de protection) et multi-usage du territoire”. Le travail a abouti à la production d’un […]

7 October 2022

Projet TRANSFORM: quel futur pour l’agriculture dans un contexte de préoccupations environnementales?


Agriculture, Facilitation, mediation, Science Policy Interface

Le projet de recherche TRANSFORM est mené par une équipe de chercheurs du centre INRAE de Bourgogne Franche-Comté (UMR Agroécologie) afin d’explorer les transformations nécessaires du monde agricole face au changement climatique, aux pollutions croissantes et aux conflits qui y sont liés. J’ai eu le plaisir et le défi d’animer les ateliers de dialogue sur […]

23 May 2022

What is facilitation?


Facilitation, General Information

There are lots of definitions of facilitation (https://cc.com.au/what-facilitation) My favorite one is: “Facilitation is a process in which the parties (usually a group), with the assistance of a neutral third party (the facilitator), identify problems to be solved, tasks to be accomplished or disputed issues to be resolved. Facilitation may conclude there, or it may […]

6 August 2018

Introduction to FEAL


General Information

I launched my company FEAL after more than 15 years working at the interface between Science and Policy on biodiversity and ecosystem services. My goal is to continue working at the SPI to contribute to better informed decisions on environmental issues. I am a professional facilitator and I am in particular promoting the use of […]

16 March 2018