"Farrisy Isy: Exciting research in #WestAfrica's #AtacoraMountains!🌍Combining high-tech #GISmodeling with local knowledge, we're assessing future land use changes and degradation threats. Our goal is to enhance sustainable policies and strategies for #LandDegradationNeutrality."

Dr Corine Sinsin, #IFSgrantee in #Benin, is committed to saving the remaining #mangroves and working towards their expansion. Her current concern is to develop an automated system for monitoring the vulnerability of mangroves’ wetlands in #WestAfrica. UAC Benin #WorldWetlandsDay

Dr Gabiri Geofrey, #IFSgrantee, studies the effects of land change & #ClimateChange on carbon stocks in the #Sezibwa catchment in #LakeKyoga basin, #Uganda. Improved vegetation will improve carbon stocks & sequestration, mitigating GHG emissions from wetlands. #WorldWetlandsDay

The International Day of Women and Girls in Science was on #February11. We would once more like to draw attention to our Women in Science Public Contact List initiative. We welcome all women in science to join the list! docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

#IFSgrantee Dr Gabriel Badjedjea Babangenge is studying amphibians in #SalongaNationalPark, located in the central part of the #CongoBasin. This is the largest rainforest national park in Africa, and due to its remoteness, it is one of the least explored. #WWD2024

Happy to see the progress of our #pollenmonitoringproject in Mahajanga, Madagascar after the pandemic with a great team of local ECRs Hery Lisy CREES-AUF-Afrique Australe-Océan Indien. #pollen #health #vegetationchange #capacitybuilding Thanks to INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR SCIENCE and National Geographic Society

This schematic diagram is showing the "scissors effect": the % of women in academia drops with rising rank. IFS is contributing to reversing this trend by supporting women for the benefit not only of women, but also of science, innovation, and society! #IWD2024 #InspireInclusion

Today we want to celebrate all our women #IFSgrantees! #IWD2024 #WomeninScience #March8 #InspireInclusion

Forest resources contribute to the well-being of local communities. #IFSgrantee Dr Azongnide studies the #sheatree in #Benin. The study aims to ensure a sustainable production of the shea for actors of this sector, and in particular the women producing shea butter. #IDF #IDF2024

Ms Chirikona Flora Nyangweso, #IFSgrantee, investigates the efficiency of nanofibers produced from water hyacinth to adsorb toxic perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) from wastewater in #NairobiRiver. #WorldWaterDay #WWD2024 #Kenya #MasindeMuliroUniversityofScienceandTechnology

#Mayflies are widely used as #bioindicators of water and habitat quality, since they are sensitive to pollution. #IFSgrantee Dr Jean Dzavi's research advances our understanding of the ecology & diversity features of #mayfly larvae in streams in #Cameroon. #EarthDay Jean Packras

🦟#IFSgrantee Dr Orondo is passionate about understanding characteristics of mosquito breeding sites & what attract female mosquitos ready to lay eggs to specific sites while avoiding others. In addition, she enjoys studying insecticide resistance in mosquitos. #WorldMalariaDay

Saba senegalensis is facing threats in sub-Saharan Africa, affecting its regeneration.#IFSgrantee Dr Sata Diawara's research expands local capacity and experiment with cutting, grafting, & layering techniques to reduce the species' juvenile phase. #InternationalDayofPlantHealth

Entomopathogenic fungi are considered eco-friendly alternatives to pesticides, but their impact on insect pollinators is relatively unknown. #IFSgrantee Dr Manga Essouma is studying the ecotoxicity of Beauveria bassiana on cocoa & coffee pollinating insects. #WorldBeeDay

IFS is supporting research in low- and lower middle income countries, contributing to biological diversity. #IFSgrantees #BiodiversityDay #PartOfThePlan #ForNature UN Biodiversity

IFS supports research on land restoration, desertification and drought resilience, in low and lower middle income countries. UN Environment Programme UN Environment Programme in Africa #ForNature #WorldEnvironmentDay #GenerationRestoration #IFSgrantees

Dr Juliet Karisa: "Most of the reef sites I surveyed in Mswambeni (#Kenya) are highly degraded. Major cause is likely destructive fishing, overfishing & coral bleaching mortality from climate change." #WorldOceanDay World Ocean Day KMFRI #IFSgrantee Dr. Juliet Karisa

Apply now! The CODATA-RDA School for Research Data Science: The Summer School, in Italy, builds competence in data analysis and security for participants from all disciplines and/ or backgrounds from sciences to humanities. indico.ictp.it/event/10500/

Yesterday we were honoured by a visit from a former IFS grantee, Dr Samson Shimelse at the IFS office. Dr Shimelse is joining the ongoing IUFRO World Congress in Stockholm, and his research investigates the attractiveness of area exclosures as carbon sinks in Ethiopia.