Institute of Geography and Sustainability of the University of Lausanne
Research projects
People and forests: Evaluating the impact of historical human activity on the present-day floristic composition of tropical rainforest ecosystems in western Central Africa
| Research fields |
Political ecologies |
| Keywords |
Historical ecology Tropical forests Tropical forest Gabon |
| Funding | Université Libre de Bruxelles-UNIL Partnership |
| Duration | November 2021 - December 2023 |
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| Researchers |
Walters Gretchen (Principal Investigator) [web] [email] Tariq Stévart (Missouri Botanical Garden) Thomas Drouet (Université Libre de Bruxelles) Olivier Hardy (Université Libre de Bruxelles) Klein Jan (Université Libre de Bruxelles) Mabika Hines (Institut de Géographie et Durabilité, Université de Lausanne) |
The main objective of this collaboration will be to mutually support joint projects aiming to investiage the interaction between historical human activity and the present-day floristic composition of tropical rainforests in Gabon. Main activities include field work in the Ivindo forest of Gabon and visits to the Archives Nationales d'Outre-Mer (Aix-en-Provence, France).
 Ivindo Forest (Perriquet 1911). |