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Since its inception, the Institute of Development Research has assembled scientific information regularly enriched on the South. It wishes to restore it to its partners, to share it with a broad audience interested in development issues and the tropical environment.

Photography, films and videos, paper and online media, discover the various resources of the IRD.

Sciences au sud - IRD periodical

n° 68 january - february - march 2013

Sciences au sud - IRD periodical > Sciences au Sud issues

Continental biodiversity and plants improvement, Marine and halieutic biodiversity, Elections, , , Event, Training, Observation and modeling tools, Ocean, climate, impacts, Books and movies, Partnership, Public research policy, Awards and prizes, Water and soil ressources, Natural risks and vulnerability , Health, , Human and social sciences, Technology transfer

March 2013

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The periodical Sciences au Sud

Scientific newssheets

428 - The Sahara olive tree: a genetic heritage to be preserved

Scientific newssheets

Continental biodiversity and plants improvement - Algeria, Morocco, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia

March 2013

The Saharan cousin of Mediterranean olive trees remains largely unknown. However, this subspecies (called the Laperinne's olive tree) is of great interest for several reasons. IRD researchers and their partners showed that its longevity is ensured by its original vegetative reproduction. Extremely drought-resistant, this "relict" tree could act as a genetic resource to improve its domestic counterparts, provided conservation actions are implemented to prevent its disappearance.

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Scientific newssheets

Scientific publications and maps

Horizon - pleins textes

Horizon Pleins textes

72,000 bibliographic references spanning 60 years.
Full-text search facility available on 42,000 articles.

http://www.documentation.ird.fr/


Sphaera cartographie

Sphaera

18 000 cartographic references
2700 maps and atlases in digitised format.

http://www.cartographie.ird.fr/sphaera


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Collection d'atlas de l'IRD

A production of maps, atlas and CD-ROM published by the IRD

http://www.cartographie.ird.fr/cartes.html

Videos online Channel IRD

IRD's presentation movie

Videos online Channel IRD

Books and movies, Life of the Institute

May 2009

The film of presentation of "Institut de Recherche pour le Développement" and of its activities.

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Videos online Channel IRD

Exhibitions

Water at the Heart of Science

Exhibitions > Exhibitions available for booking

Event, Water and soil ressources, Human and social sciences, Technology transfer

January 2013

The water issue is one of the 21st century’s greatest challenges. Abundant but unequally distributed on Earth, this resource is today threatened by climate change and the dangers of overuse. Improving access to water, which is still suffering from glaring disparities, is one of the Millennium Development Goals.

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The exhibitions