Animal and Integrated Risk Management
Tropical ecosystems are home to a wide range of wild animals. However, they are under increasing pressure that is transforming the landscape, resources and habitats. Wildlife is at the very heart of conservation projects, and is both a major research topic and an asset for analysing the interactions between ecological and social dynamics and examining their after-effects on resource resilience and changes in practices and habits.
The unit works to build tools, practices and innovations that help integrate wildlife conservation into development rationales and policies. Its research centres on three assumptions: that wildlife resources play a significant role in ensuring the food security of local communities; that they are particularly sensitive to global change and local disruption; and that the services rendered by wildlife can be optimized by ensuring that the constraints and conflicts linked to the cohabitation of wild and domestic animals are kept under control.