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History and objectives

After Paul Duvigneaud’s death in Decembre 1991, his family decided to safeguard the numerous literature he had gathered during his life and to make it available not only to students and researchers but also to a keen public. A year later, at the end of 1992 a non-profit association was created, and a Reading room was inaugurated in November 1994. It was located for 6 years in a building of the Université Libre de Bruxelles on the site of the Jardin expérimental Jean Massart de l’ULB , the premises being made available by the Université Libre de Bruxelles, and furnished by the Institut Bruxellois pour la Gestion de l'Environnement (the Brussels Institute for the management of the environment) thanks to the support of the then Minister for the Environment of Bruxelles-Capitale.

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In August 2000 the Paul Duvigneaud Centre collection was transferred to the new premises of a new organisation, the CiVA (Centre international pour la Ville, l'Architecture et le Paysage: International Centre for the City, Architecture and Landscape) where it joined five other non-profit organisations also involved in the general study of the urban context: Bibliothèque René Pechère , Espaces verts & Art des Jardins; Archives d’Architecture moderne ; Fondation pour l'Architecture; Fondation Philippe Rotthier.

While it is true that our association attempts to collect as much biological and ecological data on Brussels as possible, its scope extends far beyond Brussels. The aims of this non-profit organisation, as defined in Chapter 1, Article 3 of the Statutes, are:

to preserve, promote and disseminate the works and the thinking of Paul Duvigneaud;
to encourage scientific research in the different branches of natural science, in particular the area of ecology;
to strengthen the links between universities and scientific institutions not only within our French-speaking Community, but also with related French-speaking institutions abroad;
to further cooperation with all research centres for ecology in Europe and around the world;
to enhance awareness-raising within the French-speaking Community of the role of ecology as a way of thinking and a way of life.

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Activities

Member is not essential to take part in our activities.

The Paul Duvigneaud Centre is a reading centre as well as a centre for bibliographical and documentation research, the pivot being :

the LIBRARY: open to all, free of charge.

Our association also organises :

LECTURES or symposiums, which regularly reviews current events, relating to nature and then environment (les dernières conférences; agenda)

FIELD ACTIVITIES to discover in an original way one or other site of Brussels, through the wealth its natural sites (les dernières sorties; agenda)

other ACTIVITIES on the theme of urban biodiversity (flora and fauna), particularly in the Brussels-Capital Region ; information stands with related activities can be set up during neighbourhood festivities ; specific activities for schools (both elementary and secondary levels) ; workshops and games for children (day camps…).

Access to a site with high biological value is not essential : on the opposite, a city park, a fallow piece of land, the embankment on a railway line… can all be good places to sensitize participants to “common” biodiversity. All categories of public are welcome.

EXHIBITIONS, held sporadically and generally devoted to aspects of the flora and fauna in relation to urban management or landscape. Exhibition posters, accompanied by an information brochure (always available) can be borrowed upon request (nos expositions)

PUBLICATIONS : minutes of symposiums, texts of lectures, exhibitions ; information and awareness-raising brochures ; articles published in the periodicals of various associations, etc (archives)

The Paul Duvigneaud Centre is at the disposal of other associations, groups (neighbourhood committees…) and can organise presentations, lectures or other activities.

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Membership

If you are interested in our philosophy and our activities, if you feel our objectives are of your concern, if you are ready to help us or to support us, you can become a member of our non-profit organisation..

Annual membership fee for active member : 8 euros minimum
supporting member : 13 euros
associate member (sponsored by an administrator) : 13 euros

To be paid to account number 068-2123944-59 of the Centre Paul Duvigneaud de documentation écologique asbl,
avenue du Pérou 67 - 1000 Bruxelles

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avec l'aide de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale

Nous remercions le CiVA pour le local et les infrastructures qu’il met à notre disposition.