the 1^er next July, on the occasion of the French Open, at the Golf National of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, the French Golf Federation and the National Museum of Natural History (MNHN), partners since 2007, will commit officially for the next four years in an original, unprecedented and ambitious project: a national program to study the biodiversity of French golf courses. This partnership is part of the Muséum's mission of institutional expertise in the field of biodiversity and aims to relate scientific questions to the more operational needs of space managers.

Its basic objective is to scientifically assess the challenges of biodiversity in golf courses, to develop and deploy a multitude of tools in favor of the preservation and enhancement of their natural heritage. The National Golf of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, the permanent site of the Open de France, is the first study site for this program. In 2018, it will also be the Ryder Cup, the third most publicized sporting event in the world.

Signature of the agreement: program

Bruno David and Jean-Lou Charon, respectively President of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, and President of the ffgolf, will formalize this new partnership, while the operational players will present the different areas of work and will make themselves available, in a second step, for personalized interviews.

We invite you to come and discover in more detail the content, objectives and challenges of this program: Friday July 1 from 10:30 am in the FFGolf pavilion (Golf National - 2 avenue du golf in Guyancourt). In order to allow you to access the site, you must be accredited. Please contact Michaël Akrich, head of the media department at ffgolf.

To know more :  www.mnhn.fr et www.ffgolf.org