- Bio-acoustic expertise
- Consulting
Study of the underground environment
- Skills Protocol proposal, multidisciplinary field expertise
- Ongoing 2022-2023
- Location Walloon Region
- 3 partners: Ecofirst, Commission Wallonne d'Etude et de Protection des Sites Souterrains and Maison de la Spéléologie et du Patrimoine Souterrain
- 8310 is the habitat code targeted
- 5 test caves
Our mission is to develop a methodology for assessing the conservation status of the Natura 2000 habitat "Natural caves not open to public" (8310), and to propose a protocol for monitoring this habitat in Wallonia.
Three partners (Ecofirst, MaSePaS and CWEPSS) are pooling their skills and expertise to achieve this goal: speleology, cave fauna inventory (with morphological and DNA identification), abiotic parameter monitoring, hydrogeology, assessment of threats to the underground environment, etc.
The Public Service of Wallonia (DNF-DEMNA) entrusted this project to us via a public marcket as part of the BNIP integrated LIFE project.
Our expertise at the service of this project:
- Fieldwork in the caves, collection of biological material, identification of arthropods, collection of physicochemical measurements: JF. Godeau and P. Nyssen
- Bibliography, drafting of methodology: JF. Godeau and P. Nyssen
- Constitution of databases: JF. Godeau
- Project coordination with partners and authorities: P. Nyssen
