2002 ACTIONS
SITE
PARTICIPANT

EXECUTION
(%)

N° I-1 Diagnosis of sites
-Prospecting


-Prospecting, maps and classification by vocation


Nékoro, Baaba
Ayangui,
M.blanches,
Vavouto,Malhec

South Province

DDEE
WWF

DRN


100
100


100

N° I-6 Ecology of invasive plants
-In situ observations, protocol elaboration, data collection
Tiéa, Metzdorf
IAC
50


N° I-7 Ecophysiology
-Cuttings + vitro - culture of Pittosporum tanianum
Leprédour +
Nouville

UNC
100

N° I-9 Avifauna
-Inventory of birds and habitats

Nékoro

IAC
100


N° I-10 Ecology of Ungulates
-Abundance and grazing damage inventory
-Rumen + feces analyses
-Selection of new sites

Pointe Maa,
Nékoro, Baaba,
Metzdorf

IAC

50


N° I-11 Entomology
-Researcher support
-Study convention
-Wasmannia control using toxic bait
-Study of abiotic factors in the invasion
Pindaï
Pindaï
Tiéa

DDEE
DDEE/IRD
IRD
100
50
100

N° I-12 Socio-economy
-Investigation on the representation of the dry forest among land owners, stakeholders and users
North and South Provinces
VIDEAULT
IAC
100

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Comments:

- Given the charge planning of the botanists of the IRD, the floral inventory of Nékoro will actually begin in 2003 (Action I-5).

- For the action I-6, the inventory of invasion situations will be completed at the end of the 2003 rainy season when the species will be in a phenological stage that is more recognizable and the weather is more favorable.

- The action I-7, not initially planned for 2002, was launched to take advantage of the discovery of three specimens of the shrub Pittosporum Tanianum (a species which had been declared extinct in 1994) by the DRN-SOUTH and the IAC-FORET between May and October 2002.

- In the framework of action I-9, 26 species of bird have been surveyed at the end of 2002 on the site Nékoro (Poya-North).

- Twelve sites in the North and South provinces , very contrasting but all belonging to the strict sclerophyllous forest typology, have been chosen for the study of the populations and damages of the dear (Action I-10).

- The second part of the study financed by the North province on the control of the little fire ant is not attributed to the Dry Forest Program because it is concerned with a traditional coffee plantation in the Paouta tribe of Pouembout (Action I-11).

- The socio-economic study, lead by a Caledonian DESS (pre-doctoral or Masters) student, will be useful in targetting approaches, relations and projects with the various landowners and forest users.The final report is coming soon

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