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November 6th, 2014

[Video] Understanding the Guinean savannas in order to improve their protection

The dry savannas of French Guiana are a scarce and threatened habitat. Marianne Palisse, an…
November 3rd, 2014

[Video] Understanding the predators of the White-breasted Thrasher to enhance its protection

Under the auspices of the Life+ Cap DOM programme, studies have been set up on Martinique to…
October 24th, 2014

Seminar: "Overseas natural heritage" at Cayenne

This will take place from 27th to 29th October at the regional administrative offices in…

Latest fieldwork missions concerning Acacia mangium

Between April and June 2015 the most recent fieldwork studies concerning Acacia mangium took place in the four test areas along the littoral.
Verifying the species, pulling up plants or chopping them down, measuring heights and sometimes using geolocators, meant that the teams of volunteers spent several days surrounded by acacias!

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It was an opportunity of study the species speed of growth, enough to overtake and smother the manioc plants if not regularly cleared by the farmers ...

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Anna Stier
Project Leader, Life+ Cap DOM

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