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Interview with Mirdad Kazanji, Director of the Institut Pasteur of French Guyana and member of IFGR   At a time when the Health Authorities of different countries are preparing to authorize the Covid-19 vaccines, we have once again asked Mirdad Kazanji* for a useful insight into the way they were developed and the challenges of […]

  In South America, the dry season terminated at the end of October leaving a heavy ecological bill. Entire regions of Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia and southern Brazil were subjected to extreme climatic conditions, causing drought, the drying of rivers and fires.  Severe drought in a large part of South America According to the NASA Earth Observatory, […]

According the latest IPBES report devoted to biodiversity and pandemics, the frequency and seriousness of the latter will increase if we don’t combat the depletion of biodiversity. Its authors call for a transformation of the way we deal with these global health world crises, passing from rection to prevention, and suggesting several paths of action […]

For the second year running, the rainy season in Africa has been marked by floods with disastrous consequences. The increased frequency and intensity of these extreme phenomena is one of the signs of climate change. A cruel injustice for the continent that contributes least to greenhouse gas emissions.     Climate shocks on the increase […]

The impetus of renewable energies in the world energy landscape is being confirmed in 2020, at the expense of fossil fuels. A positive and encouraging trend in the combat against climate change that must be strengthened rapidly.     Renewables come through the COVID-19 crisis with laurels In July, , an analysis by the think tank […]

During the last decade, protected areas have progressed in terms of areas of the planet covered from 14.1% to 15.3% for land and from 2.9% to 7.5% for the sea, providing greater protection for corals and many other marine species. It’s good news but efforts remain to be made.     The findings are mixed: […]