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Reception of Dr P. Valentina CARRASCO CARBALLIDO by the IMBE of the IUT and Avignon University

This academic year, Avignon University and the IMBE are welcoming lecturer and researcher Dr. P. Valentina Carrasco Carballido.

A Mexican national, Valentina works at the Autonomous University of the State of Morelos (UAEM), at the Biodiversity and Conservation Research Centre (CIBYC, Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Conservación) in the Sustainable Management for Ecosystem Conservation and Development research team.

Its main line of research concerns ecological restoration with the participation of local communities.

Valentina will be on the Avignon Université IUT premises until June 2024. She benefits from an incoming mobility grant from Avignon Université.
 


e-mails: carrasco@uaem.mx and patricia-valentina.carrasco-carballido@univ-avignon.fr

The wild horses of the Causse Méjean at the service of biodiversity by Clémentine MUTILLOD

Article from the newspaper "la Marseillaise

Ecology researcher Clémentine MUTILLOD (IMBE IUT Avignon UNIVERSITY)

Representative photo of a plain with galloping horses.

 "... rewilding is nonetheless a complementary approach to ecological restoration".
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Restoring ecosystems or rewilding: what is the best approach for restoring an ecosystem disturbed by human activities?

The issue is the subject of much debate among scientists and environmentalists.

A recent study published in the journal Biological Conservation in February 2024 provides some answers.

In particular, the scientists compared the impact on grassland ecosystems in France. They compared the repercussions for the environment of the introduction of a wild herbivorous mammal, in this case Przewalski's horse with those of domesticated mammals such as sheep and horses.

In this interview, the doctoral student at IMBE (IUT Avignon) Clémentine Mutillod explains this research.

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The IUT d'Avignon Université congratulates Clémentine Mutillod on this brilliant achievement.