Insects for sustainable agrifood systems: ecosystem services and management

March 27, 2025 - March 28, 2025

Workshop

Hôtel Dupanloup
1 rue Dupanloup
45000 Orleans
France

Presentation

Insects play a crucial role in agricultural ecosystems, offering a myriad of ecosystem services that contribute to sustainable food production, environmental conservation, and cultural heritage preservation. As our global agrifood system faces unprecedented challenges from resource constraints, environmental degradation, and biodiversity loss, understanding and harnessing the potential of insects becomes increasingly vital.

This symposium-workshop aims to delve into the diverse roles insects play within agrifood systems, examining their contributions to provisioning, regulating, supporting, and cultural ecosystem services. We will explore innovative management strategies that optimize these services while addressing challenges such as pest management, biodiversity conservation, and food security. By fostering interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration among stakeholders, we seek to pave the way for sustainable practices that integrate scientific knowledge with practical solutions.

The general objective of this symposium-workshop is to explore the multifaceted contributions of insects to sustainable agrifood systems through the lens of ecosystem services and effective management. By bringing together experts, researchers, and stakeholders, we aim to evaluate and discuss the current understanding of insect contributions, emphasizing their ecosystem services and disservices, share insights and innovations through the presentation of research findings and practical applications that leverage insect biodiversity for sustainable agriculture and food security, and engage stakeholders—including policymakers, researchers, farmers, and industry representatives—through discussions and workshops to develop collaborative strategies that inspire actionable solutions and foster partnerships contributing to the sustainability of agrifood systems globally.

CONVENORS

Prof. Karol B. Barragán-Fonseca, LE STUDIUM Interdisciplinary Forum - Visiting Researcher
FROM National University of Colombia - CO
IN RESIDENCE AT Insect Biology Research Institute (IRBI), University of Tours / CNRS - FR

Umberto Diecinove, LE STUDIUM Interdisciplinary Forum - Visiting Artist
IN RESIDENCE AT Insect Biology Research Institute (IRBI), University of Tours / CNRS - FR

Dr David Giron
Insect Biology Research Institute (IRBI), University of Tours / CNRS - FR

Preliminary programme

Thursday 27th March 2025 - Paris Time (GMT +1) - SYMPOSIUM

10:00 Opening – David Giron, Director of the Institute of Research on Insect Biology (IRBI) & Sophie Gabillet, General Secretary of LE STUDIUM
10:30 Karol B. Barragán-Fonseca - The potential of insects in agrifood systems
11:15 Coffee break
11:45 Marcel Dicke - Insects' Ecosystem Services from a Stakeholders’ Perspective
12:30 Lunch
14:30 Menale Kassie - Insect ecosystem services from socioeconomic perspective
15:15 Olivier Dangles - Modelling approaches coupling physical, biological and social systems
15:45 Forum – All speakers
16:15 End of the 1st symposium day
18:30 Public lecture in French - David Giron - Manger des insectes, est-ce l'avenir?

Friday 28th March 2025 - Paris Time (GMT +1) - WORKSHOP

09:00 David, Karol, Marcel and Menale - Explanation of the workshop – Groups conformation
10:00 Group work session
10:45 Coffee break
11:15 Presentation of group findings
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Tools for analysing interactions and risk assessment
16:00 Final conclusions

Location

Hôtel Dupanloup : 1, rue Dupanloup - 45000 ORLEANS - FR

The conference venue is unique. Located right next to the Orléans’ cathedral, the episcopal palace of Orléans, built between 1635 and 1641, locally known as the Hôtel Dupanloup, is a classical French building which served until 1905 of residence to the bishops of Orléans. Since 2014, the renewed palace hosts the International University Center for Research and Le Studium Loire Valley Institute for Advanced Studies.

Participants will be welcomed in this exceptional surrounding, blending Middle Age and Renaissance cultures with modern design and will have the opportunity to discover French cuisine and wines.

General Information

Congress Venue

Hôtel Dupanloup, 1 rue Dupanloup

45000 Orléans, France

Dates

Thursday 27 March & Friday 28 March 2025

Language

The official language of the Congress is English

Welcome pack and Name Badge

Upon arrival you will receive a welcome pack that includes the printed material of the Conference and your name badge will be given to you at the reception . Please wear your name badge at all times during the Conference and to all official Conference events.

Invitation Letters

An official letter of invitation facilitating the obtention of an entry visa can be sent upon request . In order to receive an invitation letter for visa purposes, send an email to maurine.villiers@lestudium-ias.fr. Please note that :
- we only issue an official letter once the payment of the registration fee has been validated.
- such letters do not represent a commitment on the part of the Organisers to provide any financial assistance.

Certificate of attendance

After the conference, in order to receive a certficate of participation, send an email to maurine.villiers@lestudium-ias.fr

Hotels

List of recommended Hotels in Orléans

Restaurant

How to get there ?

By train:

* Orléans centre station
1.5 hour trip from Paris (Austerlitz)

* Les Aubrais station (4km from Orleans town centre)
Tramway A, 10 minutes trip to Orléans centre station

> Plan your trip by train: https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en/

By car:

GPS: 47.90243, 1.91179
Please note that you can't park in the courtyard in front of the Hotel Dupanloup.
Paid car parks nearby :
Parking Cathédrale, Rue Saint-Pierre Lentin, 45000 Orléans
Parking Hôtel de Ville, 4 Rue Fernand Rabier, 45000 Orléans

By plane:

*Arrival at Roissy Charles De Gaulle (CDG) airport:
Take RER B in direction to Saint Rémy Les Chevreuse, step out at Gare du Nord Stop
Take Metro 5 in direction to Place d'Italie, step out at Gare d'Austerlitz Stop

> Then take a train to Orléans (see "by train" section above)

*Arrival at Paris-Orly (ORY) airport:
Take RER C from Pont de Rungis – Aéroport d’Orly in direction to Pontoise.
Step out at Gare d'Austerlitz Stop