News

August 10th, 2013

The phase of knowledge-building about the Guianan Cock-of-the-rock comes to an end

After two years of intensive fieldwork to improve our knowledge about the biology and ecology…
July 29th, 2013

Follow the Cock-of-the-rock!

To ensure the protection of the Guinean Cock-of-the-rock, a species emblematic of the Guianan…
July 16th, 2013

The pupils at Kaw school find out about Agami Herons

In French Guiana, several aspects of the Life+ Cap DOM programme are underway on the National…

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!

JPEG - 221 kb

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 ...

JPEG - 96.6 kb

Anna Stier
Project Leader, Life+ Cap DOM

Share: