Data at the heart of protecting life
What is the environment?
Air, water, soil and all forms of life: the environment is a network of interactions that nourishes us, protects us and shelters an incredible biological diversity. It is also a veritable reservoir of ideas and natural solutions.
Why is this important?
Within this network, everything is interconnected: when an environment deteriorates or a species disappears, the balance of life can tip over, affecting our resources, our food and our health.
More data to better understand and protect
DNA, observations, satellite images, sounds: our environment produces a multitude of data. Linking and analysing this data enables us to understand the state of health of living organisms, past and present, identify warning signals and guide decisions to protect them more effectively.
Only 25% of living species are known to date (2.2 million out of an estimated 8.7 million)
Source: Mora et al., PLoS Biology, 2011
Around 1 million species are threatened with extinction
Source: IPBES Global Assessment Report, 2019
More than 3 billion species records are now available in global biodiversity databases
Source: GBIF, Guide for publishing biological survey and monitoring data, 2025
In this context, bioinformatics enables us to:
Trace the evolution of ecosystems
Identifiy species from their traces
Discover natural solutions for removing or recycling pollutants
Detect environmental threats early
Guide conservation policies