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BRIDGES Research Program
Fisheries and Biodiversity in the Western Indian Ocean |
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BRIDGES and ODATIS: How to manage data from a regional scientific program over time? |
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This ambitious information system, which will be fully operational by 2026, faces many challenges in order to establish itself as an interoperable, secure, and FAIR tool for the long term. This project relies on strong collaboration with the University of Réunion, OSU-Réunion, and IR Data Terra. |
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BRIDGES joins the United Nations Ocean Decade |
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We are pleased to announce that BRIDGES has been included in the Sustainable Ocean Planning (SOP) program, led by UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC).
This international recognition underscores our commitment to a sustainably shared ocean, benefiting both humans and nature in the western Indian Ocean. |
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BRIDGES X WIOMSA 2025 SCHOOL |
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Last June, BRIDGES launched the call for applications for its first school organized in collaboration with WIOMSA.
We would like to thank you for the 209 applications.
An email has been sent to all applicants to inform them of their selection status. |
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BRIDGES at the UNOC3 |
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A look back at BRIDGES' participation in UNOC3 and OOSC last June.
This article covers the sessions and presentations given by the program's researchers, as well as a summary of the outcomes of these two events, including key recommendations and commitments. |
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Interviews with experts to understand the key topics covered by BRIDGES. |
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Karine Pothin - Strengthening regional cooperation to better protect marine areas in the Indian Ocean |
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Karine Pothin, former head of the Reunion Island Marine Nature Reserve and president of the WIOMPAN network, and now head of the Reunion Island Regional Biodiversity Agency, talks about some key issues:
challenges and opportunities related to marine protected areas in the Indian Ocean, an introduction to WIOMPAN, the link between science and management, and the example of LMMAs in Madagascar. |
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Joachim Claudet - The ocean, a precious resource to be preserved |
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In this video from the CNRS series “Ocean, Science in Motion,” Joachim Claudet, co-director of BRIDGES, sheds light on the role of sustainability science and interdisciplinarity in research, using the example of BRIDGES and the southwestern Indian Ocean. |
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Laura Suarez's PhD thesis on artisanal fishing and governance and conservation issues in Réunion |
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As a PhD student in socio-anthropology at the MNHN, her work is part of BRIDGES CO-CONSTRUCTION. She develops decision-making tools to formulate effective and equitable management scenarios in the Reunion Island Marine Nature Reserve. |
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Margot Perderau, a PhD student in environmental law, is working to create a legal observatory for marine biodiversity |
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She's a jurist who specializes in marine environmental law and conducts her work as part of BRIDGES CO-CONSTRUCTION. Her thesis, called BIOMA, uses innovative approaches developed in Nawras: automated legal analysis, interviews, use of legal indicators, and comparison with databases. |
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SPOTTED IN THE BRIDGES NETWORK
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- Campaign to identify biodiversity stakeholders in Reunion Island - Réunion Regional Biodiversity Agency - Registration link
- 13th WIOMSA Symposium, Mombasa, September 2025 - Application deadline: August 20 - Registration link
- Call for applications Ocean Science Meeting - February 2026 - Transdisciplinary Pathways for Integrating Marine Sciences, Land Use, Social Systems, and Governance Frameworks, Glasgow - Application deadline: August 20 - Registration link
- 2025 CROCO Summer School - November and December 2025 - Cape Town - Application deadline: August 15 - Registration link
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- WIO Marine Protected Areas Management Network (WIOMPAN) Newsletter - June 2025 - "The BRIDGES Research Program is building an information system for research and management of marine social-ecological systems in the SWIO." - View article
- French National Research Agency - the 20th ANR Notebook devoted to the ocean - “Fishing and biodiversity in the Indian Ocean” (Bridges): a research program to think and co-construct sustainable and equitable uses of marine resources - View article
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