Lichens Go comic book

Are you familiar with lichens, those organisms with various shapes and colors that can be found on trees, walls, or roofs? Did you know that they can tell us about the quality of the air we breathe?

Lichens Go is a citizen science project through which you can discover the many facets of lichens and also participate in assessing air quality! Lichens Go is part of PartiCitaE, which brings together various scientific projects with urban participation focused on the environment.

In this comic, you'll learn more about lichens, including the story of the discovery of the link between lichens and air pollution, notably by Wilhelm Nylander in Paris at the end of the 19th century, and how to participate in the Lichens Go project. Read the comic online (in French):