From November 3 to 5, 2026, French Biosphere Reserve (BR) actors, including coordinators, eco-actors, and individuals interested in climate change adaptation, convened in Briançon. These meetings aimed to share implemented actions across different territories (10 BRs represented), exchange ideas and projects, and reflect on mitigation and adaptation solutions for climate change.
Organized as part of the LIFE Biospher'Adapt project by the MAB France association and the Parc naturel régional du Queyras, these days addressed various themes. Marion ANGELINI, scientific mediator at Climatographe, led an ecological renaissance workshop, where participants developed concrete projects to address local issues.
Corentin CRAPART, coordinator of the LIFE Biospher'Adapt project, led a ClimaSTORY workshop. Developed by the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, this workshop enabled participants to define priority actions for a fictional territory, covering diverse areas such as agriculture, industry, commerce, security, health, land use planning, and biodiversity preservation.
Complementary workshops, including literary surveying and eco-theatre, along with a basketry workshop led by Karine MOREAU (Les Simones), Environnement & Solidarité, and Eko!, enriched these collective reflections. These initiatives aim to encourage socio-economic actors to reduce their ecological impact and improve the sustainability of their activities, while benefiting from the image of the Biosphere Reserves.
The note highlights that human activities are responsible for 99.8% of climate disruption, with significant environmental, human, and social consequences. The average carbon footprint of a French person in 2022 was 9.2 tonnes eq.CO₂, a figure that needs to be reduced by 80% by 2050 to meet the Paris Agreement. Enhancing territorial resilience is presented as a key challenge.
Anne-Caroline PRÉVOT, president of MAB France, emphasized during her welcome speech that Biosphere Reserves act as catalysts for profound change, promoting a new relationship between humanity and the natural world, in line with the Hangzhou Strategic Action Plan.
