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31/05/23

A CO₂ sink in the South Pacific ocean desert

A newly identified process of natural iron fertilization in the ocean fuels regional CO₂ sinks. This was demonstrated by a study published on May 25 in Science and co-authored by 25 researchers working on the Tonga project. This project was led by two researchers from the IRD and CNRS, with over 90...

07/02/23 - 24/02/23

Post-Doc opportunity - TRACK CHANGES project : Coastal marine ecosystem transformation facing environmental changes

♦ IRD Centre of Noumea (New caledonia), ENTROPIE lab ♦ Post-doctoral fellowship funded by the Great Barrier Reef Foundation (Resilient Reefs Initiative) ♦ 18-month full time research contract, extendable depending on funding availability ♦ Fellowship start : 3 april 2023

01/11/22 - 30/11/22

Ph.D. position "Coral community dynamics in isolated reefs of New Caledonia in the context of ocean warming"

♦ ENTROPIE laboratory, based in Noumea, New Caledonia ♦ Ph.D. position for 3 years ♦ Start of the contract on February 1, 2023

20/09/22

Eating tuna: yes, provided that natural stocks are better managed

The Indian Ocean tuna fishery is based on three species whose populations have been under increasing pressure for 30 years. In order to ensure that this fishery remains sustainable, scientists - including those of the UMR MARBEC - have evaluated the current knowledge on these species to identify...

22/12/21

Call for proposals - RERIPA project

In consortium with IRD (French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development), Pacific Islands Association of Non-Government Organisation (PIANGO – Fiji), Pacific Island Development Forum (PIDF – Fiji), Vanuatu Meteorology & Geo-Hazard Department (VMGD – Vanuatu), will facilitate the...

22/11/21

The third phase of the PREZODE workshops will take place on November 23

On Tuesday November 23, the third phase of PREZODE workshops in East, Southeast and Pacific Asia will take place. These workshops will focus on PREZODE's activities and priority areas as well as potential barriers to change.

23/03/20

Covid-19 : expertise and IRD's partnership against the pandemic

The experience of IRD researchers in intertropical zones provides valuable lessons in terms of pandemic analysis, epidemiology, treatment and public health policy orientation.

19/12/19

Wave movements under surveillance

As part of the "Regional Coastal Warning Network", the IRD (French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development), the Pacific Community (SPC) and Météo-France New Caledonia have deployed a wave buoy, which measures waves and wind in real time off Nouméa's southern coast.

05/06/18

The IRD celebrates the International Year of the Reef

2018 has been declared the third international year of the reef. IRD is rising to this occasion, and helping the public to discover partnered research on this essential theme, during events organised this year in mainland and overseas France. You can also discover all the resources available - films...