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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4th December 2020Farmers and soils: two allies for climate change mitigation
Did you know that the soils we walk on every day are one of the key levers in the fight against climate change? Isn’t that surprising? As part of the celebrations of World Soil Day, seize the opportunity to follow IRD specialists in East Africa, Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean, as they study...
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7th September 2020Scientific stopovers on the coastline of the Indian Ocean
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25th August 2020WIOMSA and IRD: a close cooperation for marine science
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2nd July 2020Sustainability science: a priority of IRD governance
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IRD staff
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Joint research units
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Ongoing research projects
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