Humanity and Biodiversity

In early 2019, ECT met with Humanité et Biodiversité to initiate a reflection on how to take biodiversity into account in the practice of its core business. The wishes of ECT and Humanité et Biodiversité regarding the purpose of their exchanges quickly led to a partnership. The aim of both organizations was clear: to grow together, gain a better understanding of each other’s activities, and work together to put the Charter’s commitments and principles into practice.

Partnership life

30/11/2022

2 new ECT sites join Humanité et Biodiversité’s Oasis Nature network

3 ECT Oasis Nature sites in Seine-et-Marne Renatured areas at ECT’s Annet-sur-Marne (77) and Roissy-en-Brie (77) sites join Humanité et Biodiversité’s Oasis Nature network Following on from the Villeneuve-sous-Dammartin (77) site, singled out for its orchard, wooded hillsides and recreation area for the Common Buzzard, the areas dedicated to biodiversity at 2 ECT sites in Seine-et-Marne have joined the Oasis Nature network. A great accolade for ECT’s design, operation and fit-out teams. “ECT is encouraged to continue its efforts to create quality sites for biodiversity!” Charlotte Eulry, Oasis Nature project manager Find out more about Oasis Nature and Humanité et Biodiversité Find out more about the ECT project at…

07/04/2022

ECT joins Humanité & Biodiversité’s “Oasis Nature” network

What is the “Oasis Nature” network supported by Humanité et Biodiversité? A “Nature Oasis” is an area dedicated to preserving biodiversity and recreating links between mankind and nature. Joining the network is voluntary. It requires good land management practices. The dedicated area must be conducive to the development of wild flora and fauna. A commitment that translates into compliance with a charter A charter is neither a legal document nor a list of requirements, but a commitment to sustainable behavior. Spontaneity: nature finds its place in this hunting-free oasis. Natural: L’Oasis Nature is a pesticide-free area, where sustainable techniques are used to maintain green spaces. Diversity: The Oasis must…

25/10/2021

Humanité & Biodiversité raises awareness of biodiversity among ECT employees

Biodiversity training and awareness for ECT field teams Why and how can we take action for nature, both in our everyday lives and on ECT sites? Bernard Chevassus-au-Louis, President of Humanité et Biodiversité, took part in 2 training sessions. The aim is to raise awareness of the diversity of living things by understanding what makes up this biodiversity. What is the respective place of mammals, vertebrates, insects and microbes? What are the exchanges in natural environments? And to better understand the preservation needs of living beings. These mornings of learning and sharing are complemented by original discovery walks on our Villeneuve-sous-Dammartin site. The site has been partially renaturalized. It…

21/05/2021

EIVP and ECT Chair, new 2021 symposium “Urban soils, positive values for the city of tomorrow”.

New EIVP / ECT symposium: “Urban soils: positive values for the city of tomorrow”. On June 22 and 23, the Ecole des Ingénieurs de la Ville de Paris (EIVP) and ECT organized the “Valorisation des terres issues des chantiers urbains” chair, in partnership with L’Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Paysage de Versailles (ENSP) and with the participation of Cycle Terre, a new symposium. An opportunity for ECT and EIVP to explore and share ideas that place land at the heart of current debates on the sustainable city in a number of ways: a vector for rehabilitating neglected sites, a structuring element for the new territorial landscape, environmentally-friendly building material an…

02/03/2021

Renewed partnerships with Humanité et Biodiversité, ENSP and EIVP in 2021

ECT looks forward to continuing these engaging, stimulating and demanding partnerships. A renewed partnership with the Humanité & Biodiversité association In 2019, ECT and the Humanité & Biodiversité association signed a charter of commitment to biodiversity. At the end of 2020, this charter will be supplemented by methodological reflections. And the publication of an in-house operational method for designing our facilities. Designed in the form of fact sheets, this method is an aid to achieving the commitments made in the Charter. This is a proactive approach for the company. It aims to go beyond the regulations in force under the Environmental Code or the Town Planning Code. In 2021,…

20/01/2020

Humanity and Biodiversity: considering biodiversity on the scale of an entire territory

Bernard Chevassus-au-Louis, President of Humanité et Biodiversité: “We need to think on a broader, regional scale. facilities to welcome species, understand where they come from and analyze the environment and the connections to be established. The key is to “consider biodiversity on the scale of an entire territory”….

20/01/2020

Humanity and Biodiversity: providing opportunities for biodiversity, a real challenge

Bernard Chevassus-au-Louis, President of Humanité et Biodiversité: “For our association, preserving biodiversity means taking human activities into account and ensuring that they play their part in preserving our natural capital. Small habitats are part of this wealth. Habitats can be created to reclaim natural areas, in the hope that biodiversity will flourish there. The idea of “Offering opportunities to biodiversity is a real gamble”….

20/01/2020

Humanity and Biodiversity: Taste, feel and appreciate biodiversity in everyday life

Bernard Chevassus-au-Louis, President of Humanité et Biodiversity: “For our association, preserving and regaining the biodiversity requires us to take into consideration human activities and to ensure that all activities contribute to preserving our capital natural. Humans are part of biodiversity, they depend on it, they benefit from it and he’s responsible for it. So the idea of recreating the place where people live natural spaces where they can taste, smell and enjoy nature. biodiversity is essential….

16/01/2020

HUMANITY AND BIODIVERSITY: A sensitive, cultural and social experience

Bernard Chevassus-au-Louis, President of Humanité et Biodiversité: “The desire to care for nature is a sensitive experience, just like the ability to appreciate and recognize the history of a plant, insect or bird. It’s all about developing a culture of nature”. Everyone is entitled to define “Biodiversity, a sensitive, cultural and social experience”….

18/12/2019

HUMANITÉ & BIODIVERSITÉ AND ECT SIGN A CHARTER IN FAVOR OF BIODIVERSITY

Commitments to biodiversity through an operational methodology In 2019, ECT and the Humanité & Biodiversité association signed a charter of commitment to biodiversity. The year 2020 marks a new stage in this partnership. The charter is enriched by methodological considerations and a highly operational approach to the design and development of ECT sites. Methodological principles for operational implementation In collaboration with Humanité et Biodiversité, ECT defined its commitments in favor of biodiversity, and then set about developing a methodology to help put these commitments into practice in the design of its projects. The main principles and ambitions of ECT’s developments are defined during the project’s prospecting and development phases….

16/01/2019

ECT AND THE ASSOCIATION HUMANITÉ ET BIODIVERSITÉ SIGN A JOINT CHARTER OF COMMITMENT TO BIODIVERSITY

Villeneuve-sous-Dammartin, January 16 – Bernard Chevassus-au-Louis, Chairman of the Humanité et Biodiversité association, and Laurent Mogno, Chairman of ECT, have officially signed a joint charter of commitment to biodiversity. This Charter is the result of a year’s work with a shared objective: to share the challenges of preserving life, to participate in the development of knowledge and to affirm through action positive commitments to biodiversity. For Humanité et Biodiversité, this co-written and co-signed charter represents an opportunity to take action to integrate biodiversity into operational projects. Through this signature, ECT is structuring its capacity and methods of intervention in favor of biodiversity on a territorial scale. The aim: to…