French soil institutions

 

French National Institute for Agricultural Research

L’Institut national de la recherche agronomique (INRA)

Field of Activity: agriculture, natural hazards, nature protection, soil awareness raising, soil properties, irrigation, soil management, soil conservation, sustainability, ground water, pesticides

 

National Observatory of the artificialization of soils

L’Observatoire national de l’artificialisation des sols (ONAS)

Field of Activity: spatial planning, urban and construction, nature protection, soil awareness raising

 

National Institute for Environmental and Agricultural Science and Research

Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l’environnement et l’agriculture (IRSTEA)

Field of Activity: agriculture, natural hazards, urban and construction, nature protection, soil awareness raising

 

National Institute of Geographic and Forest Information

Institut national de l’information géographique et forestière (IGN)

Field of Activity: forestry, natural hazards, nature protection, soil awareness raising, soil properties, soil management, soil conservation, sustainability, soil database, GIS

 

Centre for Studies and Expertise on Risks, Environment, Mobility, and Urban and Country Planning

Centre d’études et d’expertise sur les risques, l’environnement, la mobilité et l’aménagement (CEREMA)

Field of Activity: agriculture, natural hazards, urban and construction, spatial planning, nature protection, soil awareness raising

 

French Association of Soil Studies

Association Française de l’Etude des Sols (AFES)

Field of Activity: agriculture, pedology, natural hazards, urban and construction, nature protection, soil awareness raising

 

The Group for the Methodological Studies for Soil Analysis

Le Groupement d’Études Méthodologiques pour l’Analyse des Sols (GEMAS)

Field of Activity: agriculture, pedology, natural hazards, urban and construction, nature protection, soil awareness raising