FONDATION IRIS
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS
Créé en février 2020 par Jacques Pétry, le fonds de dotation Le Français, témoin des pôles a constitué une équipe d’experts scientifiques, navigateurs et aventuriers prêts à embarquer pour une formidable aventure pédagogique et scientifique.
La Fondation Iris soutient en particulier le développement du projet pédagogique de l'Ecole Polaire qui utilise le navire « le Français » afin de permettre la sensibilisation et l'engagement des jeunes dans la cause climatique. Déjà 10 567 élèves ont été sensibilisés depuis sa création !
Pour en savoir plus sur Le Français, Témoins des pôles
La fondation Iris est partenaire du film documentaire de Nicolas Goudeau-Monvois « Loire, terre sauvage » qui sera diffusé le jeudi 17 mars sur France 3 Pays de La Loire.
Dans les Pays de la Loire, vignobles, réserves naturelles et littoraux se succèdent le long de son fleuve emblématique et abritent une faune remarquable. Le petit rat des moissons construit son nid, le castor élève ses petits, le gravelot brave les tempêtes de sable…
Mais derrière ces belles histoires animalières, se cache un profond déséquilibre de nos écosystèmes. Des espèces invasives ont profité du dérèglement de ces milieux pour s’installer et concurrencer les espèces locales protégées. Les terres fertiles se sont transformées en déserts agricoles et les pollutions empoisonnent les sols, les eaux et les plages.
Cependant, l’urgence d’un changement de nos pratiques fait son chemin dans la région et permet déjà le retour d’espèces que l’on craignait perdre.
En suivant les épopées d’animaux impactés par les enjeux écologiques actuels, ce voyage nous invite à (re)découvrir la beauté naturelle des Pays de la Loire.
.
La fondation Iris soutient le collectif Argos qui présente l’exposition "Amer" sur l’accaparement des océans et les luttes pour préserver ce bien commun.
-
Les valeurs d'Argos :« avec notre sensibilité à l'environnement, travailler au long cours, réaliser des sujets à hauteur humaine, raconter la vie des gens ordinaires, le paysan comme le petit pêcheur. Car la petite histoire permet d'humaniser les grands problèmes »
-
Le Collectif Argos rassemble sept journalistes. Engagés dans une démarche documentaire, leur travail peut être photographique, écrit, sonore ou filmé.
-
Après avoir réalisé la première série documentaire sur les réfugiés climatiques diffusée par la presse mondiale et publiée par le MIT, puis une série sur l’empreinte écologique et l’impact du carbone dans le monde, Amer est un travail au long cours, débuté il y a quatre ans, portant sur les océans et sur ses ravages causés par l’homme : pollution plastique, surpêche, tourisme de masse, exploitation minière, réchauffement climatique.
Les engagements du Sommet One Ocean de Brest 2022
-
Protéger davantage la haute mer : coalition comptant les 27 Etats membres de l'UE et 16 autres pays pour conclure un traité destiné à protéger la haute mer, qui n'est sous la juridiction d'aucun Etat.
-
Lutter contre la pollution plastique :viser 100% de réutilisation ou de recyclage des matières plastiques et l'abandon de toutes les utilisations à usage unique
-
Créer plus d’aires marines protégées
-
Lutter contre la surpêche et la pêche illicite
-
Accélérer la cartographie des fonds marins
-
Lancer une coalition internationale pour le carbone bleu : pour financer la restauration des prairies sous-marines et des mangroves, captatrices de CO2
Congress, exhibition & films
supported by the Foundation in 2021
The Iris Foundation supported in France during the year 2021:
"The Congress of Nancy"
3rd National Congress of remarkable trees on the theme of old trees drills
The film "Green lung and red carpet" , by director Luc Marescot.
Overseas life-size :
photographic exhibition on the gates of the Luxembourg Palace,
In Paris, from September 19, 2020 to January 17, 2021.
The IRIS FOUNDATION has supported Lumexplore financially since the beginning of the adventure, in 2016!
LUMEXPLORE Scientific and Environmental Exploration Film Festival
Geographers, ethnologists, botanists, archaeologists, entomologists, oceanographers, speleologists, astronauts, … scientists, explorers and adventurers discovering the worlds, all amaze us through films with astonishing images. Science and research happily rub shoulders with extraordinary human adventures.
Photo exhibitions, workshops, book stands... where you can meet friendly and accessible explorers and scientists.
Lumexplore Grand Prize awarded by the Iris Foundation :
❝ Voyager probe, En route to infinity ❞ by Emer REYNOLDS
2017, Prod ARTE, BBC, Crossing the Line, Tangled Bank Studios, ZDF, 2h.
Public Prize:
❝ ULTIMA PATAGONIA 2019 ❞ by Gilles SANTANTONIO
Prod MC4, association Center Terre
Lumexplore film awards
- Lumexplore Grand Prize awarded by the Iris Foundation:
❝ Voyager probe, On the way to infinity i❞
by Emer REYNOLDS in 2017,
Prod ARTE, BBC, Crossing the Line, Tangled Bank Studios, ZDF, 2h.
- Prize for Best Human Adventure Film , Awarded by the City of La Ciotat
❝ Operation Biosphere ❞
by Corentin de CHATELPERRON and Laurent SARDI,
Production Mediatika, Zoulou Cie, ARTE ZC, Gob Sarl,
- Award for Best Scientific Research Film . CNES Prize:
❝ The Treasure of the Rhône ❞
by Saleha GHERDANE,
EclecticProd France Television
- Prize for the Best Scientific Exploration Film , Awarded by Olivier ARCHAMBEAU, President of the SEF
❝ ULTIMA PATAGONIA 2019 ❞
by Gilles SANTANTONIO
Prod MC4, association Center Terre
- Public Prize :
❝ ULTIMA PATAGONIA 2019 ❞
by Gilles SANTANTONIO Prod MC4, association Center Terre
- Lumexplore Junior College Prize
: " The Village "
Notre-Dame de Reims College
- Lumexplore Junior High School Prize :
" Energy, the inventor Wimshurt
» Saint-Michel High School in Brussels
- Favorite of the Jury :
❝ Operation Balmis ❞
St. Mary's College of Saint-Brieuc
- Prize for the Best BOOK on Scientific and Environmental Exploration and Research :
❝ The Pandemic Factory❞
by Marie-Monique ROBIN,
published by La Découverte
- Prize for the Best Exploration and Scientific and Environmental Research Comic Book:
❝ NAOTO, the Guardian of Fukushima "
by Fabien Grolleau and Ewen Blain,
at Steinkis Editions
Lumexplore continues on the Free Streaming Platform. all lectures are published without time limit.
Photo and film festivals
supported by the Foundation in 2021
The Iris Foundation supported five festivals in France during the year 2021:
-
the International Film Festival and Adventure Book from La Rochelle
In La Rochelle, from November 15 to November 21, 2021.
In Montier en Der, from November 18 to 21, 2021,
-
the 18th "Le Grand Bivouac" Travel festival
In Alberville from October 18 to 24, 2021.
-
The 6th Lumexplore festival Scientific and environmental exploration film festival
In La Ciotat from September 16 to 19, 2021
-
The Terre Sauvage festival Vallée de La Clarée "All the arts are in nature"
July 2-4, 2021.
The Argos Collective
AMER Exhibition
Supported by the Iris Foundation , the Argos Collective launched its exhibition Bitter :
In Paris
on the banks of the Seine between the Pont Neuf and the Pont au Change
The Collective's reporters set out to meet maritime and coastal communities whose resources are monopolized by public or private, tourist or industrial interests.
“Sea grabbing can turn out to be as serious a threat as land grabbing”, points out Olivier de Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur for the Right to Food.
It is to defend this cause that the Argos collective has developed a documentary project on the perils that threaten the seas and oceans, and on examples of concrete solutions to preserve these ecosystems.
The oceans, a stake for biodiversity and a goal of sustainable development, are today at a turning point in their history. After decades of unlimited exploitation, encouraged by an imperfect law of the sea, this ecosystem is today threatened with exhaustion and extinction.
GoodPlanet partnership on the MIAM festival
For the MIAM festival 2021, The Iris Foundation is a partner and supports the giant cooking class with Chef Merouan Bounekraf
7th Continent expedition to Marseille for IUCN 2021
For the World Conservation Congress (IUCN 2021) from September 3 to 11, 7th Continent Expedition was in Marseille. We had important visits, a sea trip on the schooner 7th continent, with on board: Charles Michel, President of the European Council, President Emmanuel Macron,
Frans Timmermans First Vice-President of the European Council, Barbara Pompili Minister for Ecological Transition, Gilles Siméoni President of the Executive Council of Corsica, Nicolat Hulot, Laurent Ballesta, ... Patrick Deixonne (navigator, explorer and founder of the NGO), its president Bruno Nicolas and its honorary president Francis Vallat, insisted on the importance of scientific research at sea and the urgency of fighting plastic pollution on land, messages widely relayed by President Macron "plastic, when he's at sea, it's already too late! Benoit Payan, Mayor of Marseille, also honored us with his visit: visit to the awareness stands and the schooner, a floating oceanographic laboratory, dedicated to research on plastic pollution of the ocean.
7th Continent Expedition
Educational tour in Corsica 2021
Educational tour "Protecting the ocean can be learned!" which took place this summer in Corsica, in partnership with Citeo and under the sponsorship of the Iris Foundation.
"ABANDONMENT TO THE WILD" by Lionel Prado
And here is the new film by Lionel Prado, the first winner of the Iris-Terre Sauvage Grant.
"An immersive film, authentic and without artifice. At the heart of the urgency of life and in the peace of the Savage"
An immersion in total autonomy without any canoeing experience: 25 days on the water over 500km of wild river. A return to the rhythm of nature, in the boreal forest of the Canadian Far North.
Wild Land Festival
All the arts are in nature! On July 2, 3 and 4, Terre Sauvage is launching its first festival in the heart of the Clarée valley in the Hautes-Alpes. 3 days to listen, exchange and see what nature offers us the most beautiful! Photography, literature, science, music, live shows, drawing… the Terre Sauvage Festival, a multidisciplinary event in an exceptional setting!
Remarkable trees and forests
Photo and film festivals
supported by the Foundation in 2020
The Iris Foundation supported four festivals in France during 2020:
the 12th Lands from Elsewhere Festival
In Toulouse, from November 25 to November 29, 2020.
In Montier en Der, from November 19 to 22, 2020, Digital version
the 17th "Le Grand Bivouac" travel festival
In Albertville from October 17 to 20, 2020. Digital version
The 4 th Lumexplore festival Scientific and Environmental Exploration Film Festival
In La Ciotat from September 12 to 15, 2020
Photo and film festivals
supported by the Foundation in 2019
The Iris Foundation supported four festivals in France during 2019:
-
The 11th Lands from Elsewhere Festival
In Toulouse, from November 20 to November 24, 2019
In Montier en Der, from 15 to 17 November 2019
-
the 17th "Le Grand Bivouac" travel festival
In Albertville from October 17 to 20, 2019.
-
The 4 rd " Lumexplore" festival Scientific and Environmental Exploration Film Festival
In La Ciotat from September 12 to 15, 2019
Safeguarding for primary beings
The loss of the vegetation cover, and especially that of primary forests has a direct impact on the rainfall pattern, the capacity of carbon sequestration, the production of oxygen and the number of vital living species. Quite simply on life itself.
The aim of the "Sauvegarde des Forêts Primaires" association, is to encourage, promote and organize a range of projects that participate in the conservation of primary forests.
The Fondation Iris is backing one of these projects in the hope of carrying as widely and urgently as possible the message carried by the venerable French botanist Francis Hallé in his fight for the survival of tropical forests. This support focuses in particular on:
-
The "Sauvegarde des Forêts Primaires" association participating to a botanical mission in Gabon on February 2019.
-
The Association’s participation in the making of the original film production "Poumon Vert et Tapis Rouge" (Green Lungs and Red Carpet) with Francis Hallé. This film, directed by Luc Marescot, carries Hallé’s message in a very original way. The film was presented at the La Rochelle Festival, France in November 2019, and will be released on January 20, 2020.
-
The free distribution of the above film in Middle schools, High schools, Film schools as well as festivals dedicated to adventure, exploration and environmental issues.
-
The free release in primary schools of a 5 to 10 minutes’ film "Dessine moi ta Forêt" (Draw your Forest) designed to encourage children to draw the trees in their surroundings and express their vision of the forest.
Wild Wonders of China photography mission
taiwan
Taiwan yuhina, Yuhina brunneiceps, among cherry blossoms. Also known as Formosan yuhina. Endemic. Alishan National Scenic Area, Taiwan
Taiwan Collared bush robin or Johnstone's robin (Tarsiger johnstoniae). Endemic. Hehuanshan, Taroko National Park, Taiwan
Taiwan or Formosan sika deer (Cervus nippon taiouanus). Endemic. Kenting National Park, Taiwan
Taiwan yuhina, Yuhina brunneiceps, among cherry blossoms. Also known as Formosan yuhina. Endemic. Alishan National Scenic Area, Taiwan
Insignificant:
the place of man in the universe
In the aftermath of COP21, climate and environmental issues remain a priority subject for the international community.
Rather than to display a pessimistic view of the damage caused by human activity, this short film attempts to awaken the viewer to the wonders of nature. The narrative frame projects its audience into a world in which Man has never been the center, while the 3D images immerse the spectator entirely in this theater of infinite dimensions.
Animation masterpieces, the 10 3-minute episodes, written and directed by Franck Courchamp and Clément Morin, offer to gently put the human in his place.
The Insignificant project is the fruit of the collaboration between the CNRS and Paris-Sud University . The Iris Foundation is a partner in this project. Find it in full at ARTE.TV. _
Series of conferences on border rivers
The Iris Foundation supports a series of conferences Frank Vogel about border rivers and access to water in the world. She chooses to encourage this reporter-photographer to offer his conferences in the Grandes Ecoles, places where future decision-makers benefit from lessons in many traditional subjects such as management, economics, IT, politics, etc. and quite a few on ecological subjects.
To date, 6 lectures have been given:
IESA Paris, November 6, 2018
AgroParisTech, November 13, 2018
Sciences Po Paris, November 29, 2018
ESCP Europe in Berlin, January 8 and 9, 2019 ( video )
ESSEC Paris, January 10, 2019 ( video )
Alain Compost
Mawas biodiversity
AN APOSTLE OF BIODIVERSITY
BY ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE
The idea of the project "40 Wild Years in Indonesia", supported by the Iris Foundation , is to return to the places visited during these 40 years by going from village to village to testify to what he had then been able to observe through his films and his photos:
how large populations of majestic creatures have been reduced to a handful of individuals forced to survive in sanctuaries, how lives and traditions have been ruined by the destructive practices of logging natural forests, but also how towns in clay have miraculously transformed into thriving communities through good management of natural resources.
At each stage, welcomed by the local communities in their modest homes and enjoying their legendary hospitality as he has done during all these years of reporting, he will try to make them aware that they are the guardians of the magnificent heritage natural to their country.
In order to reach the widest possible audience, it is also planned to communicate regularly on social networks throughout the duration of the trip. It is also planned to carry out new reports during the trip showing the current state of affairs.
Photo and film festivals
supported by the Foundation in 2018
The Iris Foundation supported four festivals in France during 2018:
the 10th Lands from Elsewhere Festival in Toulouse, from November 21 to November 25, 2018,
the 22nd International Wildlife and Nature Photography Festival in Montier en Der, from 15 to 18 november 2018,
the 17th "Le Grand Bivouac" Alberville Travel Festival from October 18 to 21, 2018.
The 3rd Lumexplore Festival Scientific and Environmental Exploration Film Festival from September 13 to 16, 2018 in La Ciotat
A sailboat flagship of the fight
against plastic pollution of seas and oceans
Association 7th Continent Expedition acquired in 2017 a sailboat, financed by the Iris Foundation , which allows him to go further in its fight against plastic pollution in the seas and oceans. This sailboat is made available to scientists working on plastics and also makes it possible to increase awareness-raising operations.
The sailboat was presented to the public for the first time on March 27, 2018 on the occasion of Escale à Sète, celebration of maritime traditions.
"Plastic has invaded all areas of the planet and, inexorably, it ends up concentrating in the ocean. Even in the most remote islands we have seen traces of the Anthropocene in the form of plastic waste of all kinds. "
For the Iris Foundation whose object is to "save the fragile beauty of the world", find ways to stop this tide, and quickly, has become a major concern. We looked for associations, techniques, men and women who fought against this scourge.
Many, like Sisyphus, collect plastics on the beaches only to find as many in the following months! We must therefore seek solutions at the source of the problem, by raising awareness and educating populations, while trying to understand the plastic cycle and predict changes in what is already in microparticles in the environment.
This holistic approach we found in the association 7th Continent Expedition and its very dynamic team which knew how to work with researchers and various actors to multiply its action. "
Natural Wonders of Yunnan
Wild Wonders of China is an initiative of the foundation Wild wonders which sets out to reveal the natural wonders of China to the whole world. Through the emotional power of photography, combined with a communication integrating the fundamental principles of Taoism who, from the first centuries AD, created institutions and rules aimed at protecting the environment and ensuring that the natural balance is not upset, this initiative aims to inspire us all to discover the remarkable biodiversity of China, to love and protect it.
The Iris Foundation supported financially three photographic missions to the UNESCO World Heritage site of " Protected Areas of the Three Parallel Rivers in Yunnan " between October 2017 and May 2018.
This region, with highly variable temperatures and rainfall and with altitudes ranging from 1000 to 6740 meters at Mount Kawagebo, is one of the most biodiverse temperate regions on the planet. It is home to many endemic species of animals, birds and plants. It is the very epicenter of the development of rhododendrons and azaleas. The region is home to charismatic wildlife such as the snow leopard, clouded leopard, Asian brown bear, otter, takin, Reeves' muntjac and many more. The tallest living non-human primate in the world, the Yunnan brown rhinopithecus, lives there along with several other very local primates. It is a real treasure of Himalayan biodiversity.
"ORIGINS"
Exhibition on the gates of the Luxembourg garden
The Iris Foundation supported the exhibition ORIGINS , sponsored by UNESCO and the Ministry of Ecological and Solidarity Transition , which was hung on the Grids of the Jardin du Luxembourg in the heart of Paris from March 17 to July 15, 2018. A fabulous tribute to the Earth and a journey through time from the original chaos to the appearance of life, told through the photographs of Olivier Grunewald .
Photo and film festivals
supported by the Foundation in 2017
The Iris Foundation supported three festivals in France during 2017:
the 9th Lands from Elsewhere Festival in Toulouse, from November 29 to December 3, 2017,
the 21st International Wildlife and Nature Photography Festival in Montier en Der, from 16 to 19 November 2017,
the 2nd Scientific and Environmental Exploration Film Festival in La Ciotat from September 14 to 17, 2017.
Publication of botanical notebooks
by Francis Halle
A journey to discover the extraordinary botanical works of Francis Hallé , his explorations in the planet's tropical forests, his breaks between two expeditions to the Botanical Gardens of the world or the formidable epic of the Raft of the Cimes.
The Iris Foundation supports the publication of the three works of Francis Halle box set to Museo Editions :
Introduction to the protection of marine ecosystems
During a study mission to Indonesia on plastic pollution, the Iris Foundation participated in a remarkable initiative of the team of the Tiger Blue , who organized an educational cruise for twelve children from the Jodie O'Shea Orphanage in Bali, on the theme of preserving marine ecosystems in general and raising awareness of the problem of plastic waste in partnership with the NGO Gili Eco Trust in Gili Trawangan.
The summit of consciousness
As a preamble to the Climate Conference, the COP21, on Summit of Consciences for the Climate met in Paris on July 21, 2015 personalities of all religions and wisdoms from around the world to jointly launch a "Call of Consciences for the Climate".
A mobilization of the consciousness of all the inhabitants of the planet can make it possible to succeed in the challenge facing humanity: to limit the warming of the climate by reducing its consumption of fossil fuels!
It is no longer just a political, economic or ecological question. It is the future of humanity that is at stake. Each of us is now called to answer the question: Why do I care? Does it matter to me that humanity's adventure on Earth can continue? Am I ready to change my way of life today so that our children's children come into the world in bearable conditions?
The Iris Foundation is a partner of the "Why do I care" initiative.
.
Exhibition "Les Routes du Miel"
on the gates of the Luxembourg garden
The exhibition " Les Routes du Miel " , made up of 80 exceptional photos by Éric Tourneret the "bee photographer" will take place in the heart of Paris, on the gates of the Luxembourg garden, from September 19, 2015 to January 19, 2016 during the climate conference PARIS 2015 - COP 21.
With more than a million visitors, this exhibition represents an extraordinary chance to send a strong signal for the preservation of bees at a time when they are disappearing, victims of an agricultural model which pours tons of pesticides into nature and transforms our landscapes in green desert, toxic for the bees and without providing them the necessary food. Unique in its scope, this exhibition can allow everyone to unite around an event to show our desire to save nature as we know it for future generations.
This exhibition is part of the mission of the Iris Foundation to help actions in favor of biodiversity
First photographic mission
Wild Wonders of China
Wild Wonders of China is an initiative of the foundation Wild wonders which sets out to reveal the natural wonders of China to the whole world.
Through the Powerful emotional of the photography, combined at a integrated communication the principles fundamentals from Taoism who, from the first centuries AD, created institutions and rules aimed at protecting the environment and ensuring that the natural balance is not upset, this initiative aims to inspire us all to discover the remarkable biodiversity of China, to love and protect it.
The Iris Foundation financially supported the first field expedition, in the Tangjiahe nature reserve in Sichuan , from April 18 to May 4, 2015
.
Communication mission
with the ARBRES association
Created in 1994, the ARBRES association . (Remarkable Trees: Review, Research, Studies and Safeguarding) aims to be a gathering place for all those interested in Remarkable Trees and to disseminate knowledge of all kinds concerning these trees by organizing visits, conferences, discussions, exhibitions, writings.
The Iris Foundation financially supports the ARBRES association since 2015 in its mission of communication with the public, tree owners and public decision-makers.
Storage and communication with
Wild Wonders Foundation
The foundation Wild wonders is a Swedish foundation that supports initiatives aimed at revealing the beauty and importance of our natural heritage as well as the conservation issues facing this heritage.
She strives to use the emotional power of photography, videography and other media for conservation.
The Iris Foundation financially supports a number of initiatives of Wild Wonders Foundation like Wild Wonders of China .
