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26/03/2024
The institutional predecessor of REDD+ is the Integrated Conservation and Development Project (ICDP), which combines restrictions on forest access and conversion (negative interventions) with unconditional direct benefits (positive interventions) to compensate local stakeholders for income losses due to these restrictions. The idea behind REDD+ was to enhance the ICDP model with a different type of positive intervention: conditional direct benefits, often known as payments for environmental services or PES. How has this idea played out in reality? That's what a team of researchers including Colas Chervier from the UPR Forêts et Sociétés set out to find out.
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UR Forêts et Sociétés celebrates International Forest Day
19/03/2024
To mark International Forest Day, the Forests and Societies research unit takes stock of the state of tropical forests. It has prepared a short 2-minute video for the occasion.
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An experimental game to assess hunter participation in zoonosis surveillance
11/03/2024
Enhanced monitoring of zoonotic disease emergence in wild meat value chains is an essential element in preventing future health crises. Community hunters could play the role of front-line observers in surveillance systems for zoonotic pathogens in wildlife, reporting early signs of possible disease in the game they regularly observe and handle. With this in mind, an experimental game has been designed to help hunters detect zoonoses at an early stage.
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Ultraviolet light has no effect on the evolution of trees
04/03/2024
A study published in the journal PNAS reveals that the sun's UV rays are not the main driving force behind mutations in trees. Sylvain Schmitt is interviewed about this breakthrough in the France Culture morning show.
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Publication of issue 357 of Bois et Forêts des Tropiques magazine
27/02/2024
The December 2023 issue of the scientific and technical journal Bois et Forêts des Tropiques has just been published.
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A tropical forest ecologist joins UPR Forêts et Sociétés
20/02/2024
Adeline Fayolle was recruited to CIRAD on January 15, 2024 as a specialist in the ecology of Central African tropical forests.
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13/02/2024
The institutional predecessor of REDD+ is the Integrated Conservation and Development Project (ICDP), which combines restrictions on forest access and conversion (negative interventions) with unconditional direct benefits (positive interventions) to compensate local stakeholders for income losses due to these restrictions. The idea of REDD+ was to enhance the ICDP model with a different type of positive intervention: conditional direct benefits, often known as payments for environmental services or PES. How did this idea work out in practice?
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Soil underpins the proper functioning of ecosystems: lessons from Côte d'Ivoire
06/02/2024
Soil is more than just a support: it must be in good health if agricultural activities are to be established and survive. In Côte d'Ivoire, the Ministry of Agriculture has brought together farmers, political decision-makers and scientists to take practical action to ensure the sustainability of soil in West African forest landscapes. The participants put forward their recommendations on combating deforestation, reducing the use of pesticides and agroforestry.
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30/01/2024
Which of life traits and ecosystems are most important in structuring the distribution of native and exotic birds within landscapes? This question has been addressed by a number of researchers familiar with landscape ecology and ornithology on Réunion Island.
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"Living with the rainforests" at the hands of cacique Raoni
23/01/2024
On the premises of the French Embassy in Brazil, CIRAD Regional Director Pierre Marraccini presented the cacique Raoni with a copy of the book "Living with Tropical Forests", written collectively by the Forests and Societies Unit, and in which a dedication in Portuguese had been inserted by Plinio Sist.