TOPIC
The next workshop of the IOBC/WPRS Working group “Landscape Management for Functional Biodiversity” will take place in Avignon, France. It will bring together the latest advances in research, development and application of landscape management for functional biodiversity to provide opportunity for exchange information, coordinate common research and identify areas for future researches and collaborations.
The 11th LMFB IOBC- workshop will focus on comparing approaches to monitor and preserve biodiversity in the agroecosystems, to improve pollination or pest regulation, and to diversify habitat and manage plant resources to enhance functional biodiversity, both in the crop and in the landscape mosaic.
All contributions sharing knowledges and experiences on these topics are welcome, regardless of the taxonomic groups, the cropping systems and the landscape scales considered for the management.
This 11th LMFB IOBC- workshop is co-organized by INRAE and Avignon Université in cooperation with IOBC working group “Landscape Management for Functional Biodiversity”
Please consult the LMFB2026 website (https://lmfb2026.symposium.inrae.fr/) for registration and/or for abstract submission or contact us to express your interest for a contribution or for participating to this event!
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
Wednesday March 11th: Arrival – Registration – Farm visit in the afternoon – Social Dinner
Thursday March 12th: All-day oral presentations
Friday March 13th: All-day oral presentations – Departure
IMPORTANT DATES
Early bird registration extended to 10th of November 2025
Expression of interest for a contribution extended to 10th of November 2025
Dead line submission of full-papers for the bulletin is 13th of December 2025
LOCAL ORGANISATION
• INRAE: Pierre Franck, Claire Lavigne, Bertrand Gauffre, Alan Kergunteuil
• Avignon Université: Armin Bischoff, Olivier Blight
WORKING GROUP CONVENORS
• Graham Begg (James Hutton Institute, Scotland)
• Daniela Lupi (University of Milan, Italy)
MEETING LOCATION
The event will take place in the centre of Avignon city, a small touristic town in Provence with about 90,000 inhabitants, mainly known for its rich medieval past as City of the Popes in the 14th century. The campus Hannah Arendt where the conference is taking place is located within the old town.
More information about Avignon and its region can be found on the on the website of the Avignon Tourist Office.
HOW TO REACH AVIGNON
The easy way to reach Avignon is using train. Avignon is directly connected from Paris (2h40), Lyon (1h00), Marseille (40 min) by TGV. There is train shuttle (5 min) from the TGV station (AVIGNON TGV) to the city station (AVIGNON CENTRE) every 30 minutes.
Additional information about travel and accommodation in Avignon city available on the LMFB26 website.
FIELD TRIP
We will visit the Experimental Horticultural Station ‘La Pugère’, which is located between the Luberon and Alpille hills in the main basin of apple and pear productions in South-Eastern France. The Station ‘La Pugère’ brings together technical, varietal and environmental expertise to support regional development of the pomiculture. This visit will be an opportunity to present the landscapes in the Basse-Durance Valley (https://site-atelier-basse-vallee-durance.fr/?lang=en) where the host teams conduct their field works in vineyards and orchards.
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