Lengguru
On Sunday and Monday, most of the European members of the expedition arrived from all over the globe. Coming from France, Spain, Peru, New Caledonia… the trip took some of them more than thirty hours! (Translated by Irina Morisset-Ambatlle and Lucie Reixach, L2 SVC, UM2, France)
Logistical preparations carry on. All the purchases planned to be done in Jakarta are now over. The safety and communication equipment has been configured and tested. The organizing team is getting ready to welcome the other French and European scientists taking part in the adventure! (translated by Nicolas Goulon and Frédérick Réveillon, L2 SVC, UM2, France)
The organizing team of the Lengguru 2014 expedition arrived in Jakarta on October 2, 2014, together with equipment which couldn’t be sent long in advance by container ship: scientific devices, satellite phones and cases, communication and localization devices, photography and scuba-diving equipment… The team members are going to deal with the last logistical and organizational issues and they will ensure … Continue reading
Last 25th and 26th of June, IRD took part in the Montpellier “Biodiversity Festival” with a stand called “Exploring karst biodiversity, here and there” in association with Écologistes de l’Euzière (a local ecologist association). The stand presented the work done by high school students from the region and Year 5 and 6 pupils from Montpellier as part of the educational … Continue reading