Most of the forest is accessible again after July's fires, but closed sectors and fragile soils remain. The next decisions concern safety, natural recovery and the kind of woodland that can withstand a hotter climate.
Nearly 300,000 customers lost electricity at the peak, while rail and air traffic were disrupted across the north and northwest.
Four deaths and disrupted transport show the human cost of the Mediterranean episode. The next Atlantic storm moved the risk north-west.
Two-thirds of monitored groundwater levels were below normal on 1 October. The autumn test is sustained recharge, not a single spell of rain.
Nine litters have been detected on the French side in 2026. Monitoring also keeps the population's low genetic diversity in view.
The plan sent to Brussels connects farms, forests and cities. Its targets are commitments to action, not evidence that habitats have recovered.
The Yerevan summit opens with most global targets off track, putting finance, harmful subsidies and France's role in the EU position under scrutiny.
A planned 195-hectare campus near Châteauroux is moving toward formal consultation as residents contest land, power and local decision-making.
Surveyors measured the summit at 4,807.47 metres, higher than in 2023 but lower than in 2025, reflecting a moving snow and ice cap rather than a simple climate scorecard.
The housing agency has absorbed a government spending freeze by reducing renovation programmes, sharpening questions about how many projects can still be funded.
Extreme heat and low rivers cut French nuclear output on an unprecedented scale, bringing cooling systems and maintenance schedules into the adaptation debate.
At least a thousand opponents gathered in the Tarn as the concessionaire set an early-November opening window for the contested motorway.
Rare-earth separation, lithium, battery materials and recycling projects in France won EU strategic status, which can accelerate permits but does not guarantee financing.
Zero Waste France says packaging interests declared at least €2.5 million in lobbying for 2025, a claim that turns public registers into a test of policy influence.
A parliamentary mission combines crop losses, public spending and weaker output, while warning that its largest estimate remains uncertain.
The announced path reaches 20 milligrams per kilogram of phosphorus pentoxide in 2030, with procedural steps and review clauses still relevant.
Green IT’s global projection adds urgency to a policy choice between expansion, efficiency and more selective uses.
Paris wants a one-year postponement as energy supplies tighten. The reporting duty and the penalties are separate questions.
New energy and water disclosures could test France's claim that low-carbon electricity makes it a responsible home for AI infrastructure.
Dynabiod links field counts, collections and data tools across 1,000 sites to understand changes in invertebrates and plants.
The monthly share rose again as Europe’s battery-electric market moved ahead of earlier forecasts.
Fresh official guidance explains how households can separate scraps without a private garden. The campaign is new, not the underlying 2024 framework.
After an exceptional summer, the government wants advice on funding, water, agriculture and infrastructure, with recommendations due in January.
Parliament wants compensation rather than temporary suspension when import prices surge, setting up negotiations with member states over the final rules.
The OFB’s online programme starts on 16 September and explores nature-based solutions, from understanding local risks to designing and assessing projects.
Water4All opened its 2026 call on 8 September. French funding rules and a 17 September webinar offer practical starting points, but the published deadlines conflict.
Exceptional temperatures and scarce rainfall have left an impact across the country.
New photographs document the shrinking glacier above Chamonix.
