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From April 13 to 17, 2026, PIM Initiative and Port-Cros National Park (PNPC) jointly organized a comprehensive field survey to update naturalist inventories on the outlying islets within the National Park\u2019s territory.<\/strong> As part of the partnership agreement that has linked the two organizations for many years, this operation is repeated every five years to monitor changes in island biodiversity and expand scientific knowledge of these exceptional areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Over the course of five days, some twenty experts\u2014ornithologists, herpetologists, botanists, and entomologists\u2014from Initiative PIM\u2019s partner organizations, including the Mediterranean Institute of Biodiversity and Ecology (IMBE), Agir \u00e9cologique, Entomia, and the National Mediterranean Botanical Conservatory (CBNMed)\u2014scoured the islets along the Var coastline to inventory their fauna, flora, and habitats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In total, 18 islets spread across four major sectors were surveyed: the Giens Peninsula, Port-Cros, Porquerolles, and the Bormes-les-Mimosas area. Behind this common term of \u201cislets\u201d lies a surprising diversity of landscapes. Some are no more than a few dozen square meters of land above water, such as the rocky islet of Les Fourmigues, battered by sea spray and isolated off the coast of the Giens Peninsula. Others span several hectares and harbor a mosaic of particularly rich natural environments: forest, cliffs, coastal grasslands, maquis, rocky habitats, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These islets also exhibit a wide variety of land tenure and protection statuses. Some are located within the core zone of the Port-Cros National Park, others belong to the Conservatoire du littoral, while several are privately owned. Nevertheless, all of them serve as valuable refuges for Mediterranean biodiversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Access to these sometimes rugged areas is an integral part of the scientific adventure. Depending on the terrain and sea conditions, the teams reached the islets by Zodiac, dinghy, or kayak. Some landings required navigating tricky rocky passages or wading across short stretches of water separating the islets from the mainland or larger islands. Each day thus combined naturalist expertise with field logistics, under conditions that were sometimes demanding but always conducive to observation.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The surveys identified numerous species previously recorded during earlier inventory campaigns, confirming the importance of these islets for the conservation of Mediterranean biodiversity. They also revealed several new findings and led to the discovery of species previously unreported on certain islets, underscoring the value of continuing these long-term monitoring efforts on a regular basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond the acquisition of knowledge, this mission illustrates the strength of the network developed around the conservation of small Mediterranean islands. The diversity of expertise mobilized made it possible to study several biological groups simultaneously and to compile a particularly comprehensive assessment of these island territories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The data collected during this week of fieldwork is currently being processed and analyzed. They will be added to the databases of the Port-Cros National Park and Initiative PIM, while helping to guide future management and conservation efforts. Several field notes and scientific articles are already in preparation to highlight the results of this mission and share the new knowledge gained about these remarkable islets of the French Mediterranean.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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