The French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development is a public research institution defending an original model of equitable scientific partnership with the countries of the South. It is committed to interdisciplinarity and citizen science, with the view to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
The IRD office in La Réunion opened in 1987 to implement the first marine environment monitoring program linked to the growth of tuna fishing in the Indian Ocean. The teams have now grown to organize and implement various research programmes connected with the territory’s issues.
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Scientific stopovers on the coastline of the Indian Ocean
Imagine yourself travelling along the coasts of the Western Indian Ocean… From the Cape of Good Hope to Zanzibar, via the long beaches of Mozambique and the Reunion Island idyllic lagoons, to the mangroves of Madagascar, Tanzania and Kenya. These shores do not only inspire tourists forced into...
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WIOMSA and IRD: a close cooperation for marine science
Dr. Jacqueline Uku, WIOMSA President, says it herself: “IRD has been a good friend, for a very long time.” The Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association indeed has extensive links with IRD in the region and offers a great support to marine researchers.
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Regional focus: Infectious diseases in the centre of the scientists’ target
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Sustainability science: a priority of IRD governance
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Covid-19 : expertise and IRD's partnership against the pandemic
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IRD staff
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11
Joint research units
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18
Ongoing research projects
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11 |
18 |
IRD staff |
Joint research units |
Ongoing research projects |