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[Workshop] Handisports Discovery Day in a Natural Setting

This event, co-organized by the Departmental Handisport Committee and the Revel City Hall, focuses on the inclusion of people with disabilities as well as on raising awareness about the environment and eco-citizenship. To this end, several nature-based activities will be proposed by volunteers from the Vert Ici association and the LPO (BirdLife International). Infos+

[Workshop] Contribution to the revision of the SCoT for the Pays Lauragais

During the summer of 2026, residents of the Pays Lauragais (which encompasses 167 municipalities in the departments of Haute-Garonne, Tarn, and Aude, Occitanie, France) were invited to contribute to the revision of the Territorial Coherence Plan (SCoT) for the region, which serves as the Air, Energy, and Climate Plan through 2050. Several members of the Revel-based association Vert Ici gathered for a workshop to address the issues raised by the SCoT revision. Infos+

[Earth in the Universe > The movement of stars and planets] An eclipse... eclipsed

This photography was taken on August 12, 2026, from the western slope of the Montagne Noire (Aude, Occitanie, France). It shows the thin crescent of the Sun during the near-total phase (~98%), which was in turn obscured by a few high-altitude clouds. Infos +

[Workshop] « Les nuits des forêts » festival

On June 6, 2026, the Revel Festival Committee, in partnership with the Musée du Bois and the Hiking Club, invites you to explore the forest in a new way and learn about forestry issues through a variety of activities and workshops. As part of this event, I will be leading a workshop focused on nature photography and citizen science. Infos+

[Life on Earth > Anthropocene] Curtain of rain

This photograph was taken on an autumn evening from Revel, a small town located east of Toulouse (Haute-Garonne, Occitanie). It shows a curtain of rain above the deciduous forest that covers the slopes of the nearby Montagne Noire. Infos +

[Life on Earth > 3.5 billion years of evolution] Aerial ballet

This photograph was taken around mid-September from Revel (Haute-Garonne, Occitanie). It depicts a magnificent ballet of hundreds of barn swallows and house martins against an intensely blue sky... and was featured in a double-page spread in the 23rd issue of the independent media outlet « Le Zéphyr ». Infos +

[Life on Earth > The Anthropocene] Interview published in Le Zéphyr No. 23

While preparing an issue all about citizen science, Philippe Lesaffre, editor-in-chief and co-founder of the independent media outlet Le Zéphyr, interviewed volunteers from environmental organizations like the LPO (Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux, the French branch of BirdLife International)—which I'm a part of. He asked me about the nature and meaning of this commitment to Nature. Infos +

[Communication] Let's chat on the Mastodon social network ...

Culture Diff' posts on the Mastodon social network are now published and archived on a dedicated web page. On this news feed, let's share our observations of the surrounding Nature, our conservation efforts, and more, through short texts, illustrations, and video clips. Infos +

Last update: September 10, 2026 by Karine Gadré, Founder and CEO of Culture Diff' - contact@culturediff.org