Projects & partners


Project 1 – Bringing together MPA managers in the region
The “Marine Protected Areas Manager Network” project is led by Réserves Naturelles de France (RNF). The association RNF (French Nature Reserves) brings together a national network of over...
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Project 2 – Mobilising researchers around natural capital
The “Natural Capital” project is implemented jointly by the Universities of Mascarene and Mauritius. The University of Mascarene is a Mauritian public university founded in 2012. It provid...
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Project 3 – Strengthening public-private dialogue
The “Public – Private Dialogue” project is implemented by CAP Business of the Indian Ocean (CAPBOI). CAPBOI is a platform based in Mauritius comprising the chambers of commerc...
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Project 4 – Building business capacity
The “Biodiversity and Business” project is led by Cap Business Océan Indien (CAPBOI). CAPBOI is a platform based in Mauritius comprising the chambers of commerce and industry and ...
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Project 6 – Raising public awareness
The “Awareness Raising” project is led by the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD). IRD, the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development, is one of ...
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Project 7 – Disseminating knowledge on biodiversity
The “Magazine” project of the Varuna program is implemented by Les Naturalistes de Mayotte (LNM). The association of Mayotte’s naturalists was founded in 1999. It aims to show...
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Project 8 – Rethinking the governance of forestry systems
The “Living Labs” project is implemented by the Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (Cirad). Cirad is the French agricultural rese...
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Project 5 – Fonds Business Biodiversité Océan Indien (FBBOI)
The “Fonds Business Biodiversité Océan Indien” is a project implemented by Expertise France, a French public agency of the Agence française de développement (AFD) group. ...
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