Université Pierre et Marie Curie – Paris 6 (UPMC) covers the full range of scientific, technological and medical disciplines. As the leading university in France, ranked 6th in Europe according to AWRU 2014, its faculty includes 6 000 researchers and 30 000 students and its 700 PhD students present their thesis every year.

The Centre d’Écologie et des Sciences de la Conservation (CESCO UMR7204 MNHN-CNRS-UPMC- Center for Ecology and Conservation Sciences) works on multi-field research in biodiversity conservation: declining or scarce species, common species, from populations to colonies, by analyzing their interactions with systems subjected to human activities at different levels and scales.

Within LIFE GYPCONNECT, UPMC is in charge of the scientific monitoring and assessment of project results.

For more information: http://www.upmc.fr/