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Newsletter
6 September 2024

Headline news

Construction d'une mine au Suriname © ILC

Call to action • 26 August 2024

The mineral rush: the hidden cost of the energy transition

Territory-based approaches

Access road to land or mining concessions in Suriname, opened through the forest © Bram Ebus, ILC

Call to action • 10 July 2024

Deforestation in Suriname: the contradictions of the “greenest country in the world”

Biodiversity

A hunter in a Gabonese rainforest - SWM Project © D. Cornélis, CIRAD

Results & impact • 18 July 2024

Innovative study unveils simple indicators to measure wildlife degradation in African tropical forests

Forêt secondaire sur des pentes aux côtés de zones agricoles, au sol nu, et de végétation le long des cours d’eau (Brésil). © C. Bourgoin, Cirad

Results & impact • 9 July 2024

The snowball effect of humid tropical forest degradation

Climate

Knowing the water retention capacity of a given soil is crucial to agricultural activities, particularly in semi-arid zones © R. Belmin, CIRAD

Results & impact • 5 August 2024

Water retention in the soils of Senegal: a new high-resolution map

The Rihana wadi in Tunisia is an intermittent watercourse that does not always contain water. It fills rapidly in the event of heavy winter rains © H. Gasmi, CIRAD

Science at work • 20 August 2024

The resilience of rural communities in the face of water shortages

Soils with high organic matter are fertile but also essential to address climate change © R. Belmin, CIRAD

Just out • 28 May 2024

Impact4Soil: a collaborative platform to boost knowledge on soil carbon

Agroecological transition

Flowers of Lantana camara L., a small shrub effective against Amblyomma ticks, which carry serious cattle and sheep diseases. However, it is toxic to dogs © Long Nguyen, Pixabay

Science at work • 24 July 2024

Pooling knowledge of plants with pesticide effects

Cotton crops in rotation with cover crops (Benin) © P.-L. Yemadje, CIRAD

Science at work • 4 June 2024

In Benin, the agroecological transition in cotton growing areas is gaining momentum

One Health

Sales of mandarins and oranges in Cameroon © B. Aubert, CIRAD

Expert view • 12 August 2024

Plant disease could spell apocalypse for citrus fruits

Acaricide footbath for tick control. Cattle farm in Marirangwe, Zimbabwe © Christopher Gadzirayi

Results & impact • 15 July 2024

Using footbaths to control ticks

Results & impact • 21 June 2024

After seven years working to combat zoonotic diseases in Africa, the EBO-SURSY project delivers its final results

Results & impact • 4 June 2024

Food security: discovery of a gene for immunity against a disease that ravages rice and wheat crops

Coming up

Cape Town, South Africa • 20 September 2024 - 23 September 2024

8th One Health World Congress

The 8th One Health World Congress will be held from 20 to 23 September 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. With the participation of CIRAD.

Accra, Ghana • 24 September 2024 - 26 September 2024

DeSIRA Connect Days - Western Africa, Central Africa & Madagascar

This event aims to share the lessons learned in the implementation of DeSIRA projects. With CIRAD's participation.

N'Djamena, Chad • 2 October 2024 - 3 October 2024

Agriculture, Pastoralism and Protected Areas: tensions and solutions for the future of rural communities in Central Africa and in the Sahel

The conference will be held from 2 to 3 October 2024 in N'Djamena, Chad. The event is co-organized by CIRAD.

Montpellier, France • 14 October 2024 - 17 October 2024

23rd European Society for Vector Ecology Conference

The 23rd European Society for Vector Ecology Conference is being organized by the Vectopole Sud network, comprising nine partners: CIRAD, CNRS, INRAE, IRD, Institut Agro Montpellier, ENVT, University of Montpellier, EID Méditerranée and ANSES.

CIRAD

The French agricultural research and international cooperation organization working for the sustainable development of tropical and Mediterranean regions.

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