News from IFGR and the rivers of the world

The “Guardians of the Haut-Maroni” project is an initiative of the WWF office in French Guyana, co-constructed with the customary authorities of the villages of Haut-Maroni. The aim of the project is to set up a participatory observatory to monitor the state of the river environment in this isolated territory, which is under heavy pressure […]

8th international session – 15-19 April 2019, in Cayenne and Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (Guyane, France) At the invitation of the Pasteur Institute of Guyana, and in partnership with the Prefecture of the region, the Territorial Authority of Guyana and the ARS (the Regional Health Authority), Session theme: The health of rivers, human health. The example of the […]

On 15 March, Suriname and France officially recognised the border drawn between the two countries on the Maroni, along more than 400 km. For both sides of the river, this agreement puts an end to four centuries of ambiguities and relaunches cooperation for better govern

Which of IFGR’s works stands out for you and how do you think you can continue them?   Our session was organised with the Pasteur Institute of Guyana, a member of IFGR and with the collaboration of the Prefecture of the Region, the ARS Guyana and the Territorial Authority of Guyana. We present here their […]

IFGR held its 8th international session in mid-April in French Guyana, invited by the Pasteur Institute to discover the River Maroni from the perspective of health. Part of the history of this French overseas territory, the Maroni focuses a considerable number of topics related to water, namely its utilisation, quality, representations, management and so forth, […]

Constant interaction between fresh and salt water, the atmosphere and human beings is turning water pollution into a major issue with myriad consequences. It can be summed up in a single phrase: human health depends on the health of rivers. In October 2017, IFGR focused on this issue and particularly on the analytical methods and […]