Press releases
Destination Papua New Guinea
20 September 2012
How many species live on Earth? Yhe answer to this question, of major scientific concern, probably lies in the planet's biodiversity hotspots. Six years after Santo 2006 expedition in Vanuatu and two years after Mozambique and Madagascar, scientists are once again embarking on a voyage of ...
One million Euros from French, Brazilian and African institutions to fight against desertification in Africa
21 June 2012
An innovative partnership to fight against desertification in Africa has been presented on the 20th of June within the frame of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). During a site-event held in the Brazilian Pavilion, l’Agence inter-établissements de recherche pour ...
Rio+20: IRD and AIRD join forces
04 June 2012
The next United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), will take place in Brazil on 20 and 22 June. At this event, the French Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD), official member of the French delegation in Rio, and its Agence inter-établissements de recherche pour ...
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 ...
Declaration of Niamey
28 October 2011
About hundred participants, scientists and policymakers coming from African countries, Brazil, Argentina and France, and international organizations, met in Niamey, Niger, on October 24 and 25, 2011, in a conference entitled The Fight Against Desertification in Africa, also known as ICID+19 ...
Pacific and European researchers meet in Brisbane for bi‐regional dialogue
13 July 2011
The first bi‐regional platform of the PACE‐Net project was held last week in Brisbane with more than 60 participants from Pacific ACP countries and overseas territories (OCT), New Zealand, Australia and Europe. The platform concluded on Thursday, the 7th of July, after four days of dialogue and ...
The Plumpy’nut® patent now accessible on-line
13 October 2010
Rouen/Marseille, October 13, 2010 – Just before World Food Day, the French Institute of Research for Development (IRD) and Nutriset intensify their action against malnutrition in developing countries. They announce a simple and innovative system, online, to access their patents to promote the ...
Pacific and European science and technology researchers strengthen relationship
02 July 2010
Media release - Noumea, New Caledonia (2 July 2010) The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), and the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD, French Research Institute for Development) with the European Commission (EC) have concluded a five-day meeting today, culminating with a ...
Michel Laurent, the new Chairman of IRD
14 June 2010
Michel Laurent, who has been Director General of the Institute since June 2006, was appointed chairman of the IRD for a four-year term by the Council of Ministers on June 9th, 2010, on the proposal of the minister of Higher Education and Research. Professor Michel Laurent is Honorary Chairman of ...
