Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:45:24 +0200https://www.cirad.fr/en/press-area/press-releases/2026/sargassum-control-caribbeanThe French Embassy in Cuba and CIRAD are launching the CARIBS project in Cuba on 17 June 2026. The project, funded by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs via the Fonds Équipe France (FEF), covers three zones in the Caribbean affected by an invasion of sargassum seaweed: Cuba, Mexico and the Dominican Republic. The aim is to boost regional cooperation on sargassum control and build the capacity of local communities to adapt to this major environmental issue.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:45:24 +0200https://www.cirad.fr/en/press-area/press-releases/2026/quae-book-rootsEditions Quae recently published a new book. In it, scientists from INRAE and CIRAD reveal the diversity of roots and the essential roles they play in natural, forest and cultivated ecosystems. The book also looks into the many interactions between roots and their environment.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:58:08 +0200https://www.cirad.fr/en/press-area/press-releases/2026/iica-and-cirad-agroecological-innovation-in-latin-americaFollowing the renewal of their working partnership, IICA and CIRAD are to promote actions in Latin America and the Caribbean designed to contribute to the development of research, innovation, and capacity building in areas critical to sustainability and rural well-being. A four-year agreement was signed by Muhammad Ibrahim, Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), and Tanguy Lafarge, Regional Director of the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD).Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:57:57 +0200https://www.cirad.fr/en/press-area/press-releases/2026/eucalyptus-plantations-carbon-sinks-or-sourcesA study published in Global Change Biology, coordinated by CIRAD researchers and their Brazilian partners, documents for the first time the carbon accumulation capacity of tropical eucalyptus plantations. Based on measurements taken in southern Brazil over a 14-year period, the study provides data that were previously sorely lacking for estimating the true climate change mitigation potential of manmade tropical forest landscapes.Wed, 20 May 2026 09:07:31 +0200https://www.cirad.fr/en/press-area/press-releases/2026/africa-forward-cirad-partnerships-in-east-africa-and-worldwideDuring the Africa Forward Summit, CIRAD met with several partners from both East Africa and elsewhere, and finalised agreements to support the development and strengthening of African agricultural value chains, enterprise and smallholders. The agreements illustrate the way in which CIRAD can respond to the needs of African countries in terms of research and agricultural innovation. Those needs are both substantial and varied, as shown during a roundtable on agriculture attended by Elisabeth Claverie de Saint Martin, the then CIRAD CEO.Tue, 19 May 2026 16:21:06 +0200