The IRD (Institut de recherche pour le développement) is a French research organism, original and unique on the European development research scene.
Emphasizing interdisciplinarity, the IRD has focused its research for over 65 years on the relationship between man and its environment, in Africa, Mediterranean, Latin America, Asia and the French tropical overseas territories.
Its research, training and innovation activities are intended to contribute to the social, economic and cultural development of southern countries.
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The 2nd PACE-Net (Pacific-European Network) Conference
16 April 2012
The Pacific - A region of innovative people with a high natural resource potential - facing global and climate challenges: PACE-Net Conference strengthens research, development and innovation partnership between Europe & the Pacific. The Pacific is too important for Europe and the world to be ...
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393 - Sleeping sickness under high surveillance
January 2012 Learn more
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Water at the heart of IRD’s action at the 6th World Water Forum 15 March 2012 Learn more
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392 - Lake Chad: Inhabitants adapt to lower water levels
December 2011 Learn more
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391 - Over fishing threatens the survival of seabirds
December 2011 Learn more
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Annual report 2010 of the IRD
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The scientific results of the IRD research programs are accessible in two databases in line and on the Editions website:
80,000 bibliographic references
52,000 downloadable articles.
http://www.documentation.ird.fr/
18 000 cartographic references
2800 maps and atlases in digitalised format
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Forest frog, Hyla ornatissima, French Guyana.
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