Podcasts
IRD and Compagnie Les sciences des mots released podcasts broadcasted on RFI. François Rebaudo (Pôle Ecologie) and his bolivian colleague Bruno Condori can be seen on episode 7 https://www.rfi.fr/fr/podcasts/microf-r-iction/
team building day
The 6th of November EGCE’s members met in Centre Port Royal for a team building day. In the morning people were invited to reflect on the Life at EGCE. The afternoon was dedicated to games.
A project to save a forest
The FEF Kakamega project, named after a tropical humid forest in Kenya, has been launched. Fabrice Requier (Pôle EGCE) is the coordinator. A video presents it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kEH_URW5mw
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More about soils
Fabrice Requier (Pôle Ecologie) is partner in the Horizon Europe ProPOllSoil project. More: https://www.propollsoil.eu/
News from Wild honey bees
Wild honeybee colonies, which scientists believed to be extinct in Europe, have just been added to the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List. A group of researchers, Honey Bee Watch, resumed the study of these colonies and demonstrated their continued existence in various European Union countries. They nest in tree cavities, chimneys and
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Genetic analysis of oligosaccharide detection in Drosophila melanogaster
Drosophilas feed on microorganisms such as yeasts, that thrive on decaying fruits, but they also eat various nutrients from these fruits, such as carbohydrates, that they appreciate. They are able to digest starch thanks to an enzyme, alpha-amylase, but they cannot sense starch itself. Their sensory system is known to enable Drosophila melanogaster to detect
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Merit for an EGCE scientist
In January, Gérard Arnold was promoted to Knight of the National Order of Merit by the Ministry of Research, for his dedicated career in promoting recognition of the impact of pesticides on bees at the European and national levels, in recognition of his exceptional contributions to science, society, and the beekeeping industry.He received his decoration
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back from a mission in Cameroon
The “Man & Biodiversity” field school took place from Wednesday, May 7 to Wednesday, May 14, 2025, on the campus of the National School of Water and Forests (ENEF) in Mbalmayo, Cameroon. Under the direction of Philippe le Gall (IRD-EGCE) and Pierre-Olivier Maquart (IRD-EGCE). This mission offered eight students from ENEF and two students from
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