Published on 6 December 2024
On the road to 2026
In 2026, ZAL teams will continue consolidating and strengthening the monitoring systems deployed on the two observation platforms: Headwaters and Major Rivers. This approach is part of one of the major strategic objectives of the 2025-2029 project, aiming to harmonise and structure observations across the Loire watershed.
The work undertaken will focus in particular on the development of standardised protocols and the deployment of homogeneous sensors across sites, in order to ensure data consistency and to scale up operations, from site to platform.
The monitoring particularly concerns transfer processes within hydrosystems and vegetation dynamics in response to global changes (climatic forcings, urbanisation pressures, agricultural intensification, expansion of invasive alien species, etc.).
In parallel, the humanities and social sciences will play an increasing role, analysing the development paths of the Loire territories through several structuring projects.
The three thematic groups will offer seminars and webinars to promote research work and encourage exchanges with managers.
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The Atelier Loire Zone, accredited since 2002, aims to structure a multidisciplinary network of researchers working on the interactions between societies and ecosystems and their evolution.
This work is part of a dynamic of collaborative research rolled out at several levels, integrating multidisciplinary approaches, long-term monitoring systems, and multi-site follow-ups.
One of the major objectives is to enhance the valorisation of scientific output and improve the circulation of knowledge among land managers, in order to support decision-making based on the observation and integrated analysis of socio-ecological systems.
Finally, developing strong partnerships with local stakeholders is an essential lever for increasing the robustness of study frameworks and fostering the emergence of interdisciplinary projects across the basin.
The Loire Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Site, accredited since 2002, federates a multidisciplinary network of researchers working on the interactions between societies and ecosystems. It develops collaborative research programmes at several scales, mobilising long-term observation facilities and multisite monitoring. It aims to promote the valorisation of scientific results and their dissemination to managers. The development of structuring partnerships with Loire stakeholders also constitutes an essential lever for consolidating study schemes and promoting the emergence of interdisciplinary projects at basin scale.
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