Nature - Exhibition on the rare plants - Cité des Sciences

Nature - Exhibition in Paris on the biodiversity and rare plants. Among the tackled subjects : ecology, pollution, CO2, green house effect, rare plant and nature conservancy, biological diversity...

>> Homepage Point doc (in french) | News | Education | Biodiversity | Lectures (in french)       Réunion and the Mascarene Islands The Mascarene archipelago extends eastwards from Madagascar, in the Indian Ocean. One of its islands, Réunion, thanks to its mountainous relief, has an exceptional natural heritage with 659 endemic species of flowering plants. It still has 40,000 hectares of primary forest. However, in 25 years, the island will have nearly a million inhabitants. How will it adapt to this new demographic situation when its coastline is already highly developed and exploited? Réunion is listed as one of the ten islands containing the most threatened species in the world. >> The Juan Fernandez archipelago and Robinson Crusoe island >> Hawaii and Polynesia >> Réunion and the Mascarene Islands >> Madeira and Macaronesia Cylindrocline lorencei miraculously brought back to life Ruizia cordata return   Why should we protect plants ?   The tropical forest at risk   Islands, environments we must protect   Are there endangered plants in France?   Press   Partners   Crédits   Write to us   Online exhibitions