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Saône to Rhône

The ‘Saône 2 Rhône’ project is a four-month field campaign during which a student team lived aboard a laboratory boat, travelling the Saône and Rhône rivers to carry out and share scientific research. Through a study of plastic pollution, the biodiversity of river islands, the relationship with nature and the players involved in ecological restoration projects, the aim was to open up discussions with riverside residents around a common theme: living in the river.

Far from the image of a long, quiet river, the field team had to deal with many unforeseen events: a change of boat following an accident, breakdowns leading to a change of route, difficult weather conditions and flooding. After 120 days of fieldwork and scientific meetings, the team is now analysing its data and observations. Taking advantage of the stopovers, its members have organised meetings in partnership with around twenty organisations and forty or so primary and secondary school classes in the region. The association also takes part in national events such as the Fête de la Nature and the Science Festival.

The Singular Planet grant has contributed to the creation of a podcast and a travelling photo exhibition, which will help to publicise this adventure both to the local authorities along the route and to the student community.

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Treecycle

The aim of the Treecycle project was to complete a 5,000 km bicycle trip from France to Crete and back between March and June 2024 to : raise awareness of the impact of human activity on Europe's forests promote soft mobility  more sustainable tourism.  Treecycle members have worked with primary schools through educational programmes, climate murals and field trips. Finally, the association is reforesting agricultural wasteland with a first planting in November 2023 and a second in November 2024 during a participatory weekend when at least 300 trees will be planted.

The project is divided into three parts: the VeloTrip, educational activities with schools and tree planting. 
The route of the VeloTrip was planned in advance, with web users visiting school sites before and after the trip. During the trip, educational exchanges took place remotely.
The sporting objective was achieved on 14 May 2024 when they reached Heraklion in Crete, then on their return to France on 12 June 2024, at their point of departure.

Their entire grant will be used to reforest agricultural wasteland, mainly with fruit trees. 

The bursary will be financed from a variety of sources, including charity concerts, grants from public and/or private bodies, corporate partnerships, sales of organic cotton T-shirts and donations.

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• Facebook: Projet Treecycle
• Polarstep (with lots of information, photos and videos) :

We Slow Tech

We Slow Tech is a five-month cycling adventure across Europe to meet the players in the low-tech movement. Convinced of the need for an ecological and inclusive transition, the We Slow Tech team wanted to go out into the field, beyond theoretical exercises in forecasting, to interview those who are proposing a new collective imagination and questioning our relationship with technology. The project aims to communicate as much as possible about the inspiring initiatives encountered via social networks and the production of a documentary. The team also wants to show what the creation of such a project can bring to you as a student.

The project began with a period of preparation, including seeking funding and planning meetings with low-tech players. 

Since leaving Lyon in March 2024, We Slow Tech has travelled through ten European countries, documenting a variety of initiatives, from solar catering and baking to the development of cyclo-logistics.

The grant has enabled them to purchase audiovisual equipment to produce a final documentary dedicated to their encounters and discoveries. 

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