9 April 2012
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Overfishing: worldwide depletion of fish stocks
Pessimistic models predict a catastrophic drop in stocks.
After a period of strong growth after the Second World War, fish production has stagnated around the 90 million tonne mark over the past fifteen or so years, and this despite technological progress and research into new stocks...
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8 April 2012
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What environmental impact does it have ?
How can sites be regenerated ?
French Guiana has considerable gold potential. The discovery of gold around 1850 resulted in a "gold rush" lasting nearly a century with intense gold mining activity across much of the territory. And then the "gold fever" subsided.
But since the...
Sunday8 April2012
Par Alain Coppel (ONF), Stephane Guitet (ONF) , Olivier Brunaux (ONF), Eudoxie Jantet (Atelier Aymara), Delphine Miau (CAEX GEO), Nicolas Miramond (DIREN).
Bigi Pan is a protected area on the border with Guyana that is known for the socio-economic value it has for its inhabitants. Bigi Pan covers 130,000 hectares, with an equal portion of land and marine zones. It is classified as a Category VI Protected Area according to the criteria...
AMAZONIA 2009 – protected areas and indigenous territories
Compiled and edited by: the Amazonian Network for Geographical Socio-Economic Information (RAISG)
The "Amazonia 2009" map is the first work produced by the Amazonian Network for Geographical Socio-Economic Information (RAISG), a grouping of various governmental research institutions and civil society organisations in Brazil, Peru,...
Par Réseau Amazonien d’Information Socio-environnementale Géographique (RAISG)
19 February 2012
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What is the current state of knowledge about the role the Forest of French Guiana plays in the carbon cycle?
Climate change in French Guiana
Planetary warming is a reality and scientific fact. Meteorological data from measuring stations show this, and French Guiana is no exception. Météo France has confirmed that the...
29 January 2012
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A coast subject to influence
Though it is not part of the drainage basin of the Amazon, the Guiana Shield region and especially its coastal strip are still influenced by the king of rivers - the Amazon. Even before landing in Cayenne, with your nose stuck against the plane window you...
Par M. Parizot – P.O. Jay – R. Goeury – G. Debarros Images CNES/Distribution Spot Image / Traitement SEAS Guyane
29 January 2012
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107mm in 24 hours. That is the enormous quantity of water that fell on Cayenne on 17 January last. That gives an idea of how appropriate the adjective ‘humid’ is when describing the tropical climate of French, where average annual rainfall is between 1700mm in the North East and 3800mm...
22 January 2012
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French Guiana’s coastline is over 300 kilometres long and made up primarily of all but inaccessible virgin mangrove forests, with the exception of a few rocky outcrops which have been built on, such as the Cayenne Peninsula and the estuary of the River Kourou. The rivers flow into the Atlantic...
Sunday22 January2012
Par Conservatoire du littoral de Guyane - Conception graphique Sylvétude ONF
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