Françoise Gaill is a biologist and oceanographer specializing in deep marine ecosystems and adaptation to extreme environments. Emeritus research director at the CNRS, Françoise Gaill participated in 1968 and for more than 10 years in the first French oceanographic expeditions in the North Atlantic. Specializing in the fauna of aquatic organisms, particularly marine invertebrates and isolated cells, Françoise Gaill collaborated, for 10 years, on missions to explore the ecosystems of…

Oceans, which cover 70% of the planet, are in peril. Global research is mobilising to study and rescue it, and the CNRS is on the front lines, with over 1,000 scientists and 50 laboratories involved. An overview of the actions underway and the major challenges ahead, from the coasts to the depths of the sea. While a vision of oceans as indestructible has prevailed until the present, their current transformation–both…

Protecting the oceans that cover 70% of the earth is not getting enough attention in climate change policy. Now, scientists are pushing for a dedicated international body to coordinate research and inform policymakers Alain Schuhl, deputy CEO for Science of the CNRS. Photo: Joachim Claudet / CNRS / Twitter An international initiative to establish a new body to protect the world’s oceans is taking shape, spearheaded by France’s National Centre for…

The CNRS brought together scientific institutions from across the globe for an exceptional conference to strengthen the position of the International Panel for Ocean Sustainability (IPOS) within global ocean governance. “Today it is urgent to organize the global scientific community in support of a sustainable ocean.” Those were the words with which Alain Schuhl, Chief Scientific Officer of the CNRS, opened a conference in Brussels focusing on the International Panel for…