Scheduled to take place from 17 to 19 October 2022, this international meeting is part of the ExPLOI (Indian Ocean
Plastic Expedition) project. It is placed under the high patronage of the President of the Republic of Madagascar,
H.E. Mr. Andry Rajoelina, and aims to bring together three important pillars to contribute to the fight against plastic pollution: science, education & society, and industry.
Among the participants, researchers from CNRS, IRD and Ifremer from several UMRs will present work and societal activities on marine plastics. Programme to download.
This event is coordinated by:
Catherine Bréchignac (Permanent Secretary of the Academy of Sciences),
Tsiory Razafindrabe (Cabinet Director of the Permanent Secretary, Academy of Sciences),
Philippe Boncour (Advisor to the Ambassador for Science, Technology and Innovation),
Thierry Bouvier (Research Director CNRS/IRD, MARBEC Coordinator of the ExPLOI project).
The meeting is co-financed by:
(i) the Inter-Academic Group for Development (GID)
(ii) the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE)
(iii) the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) through the ExPLOI project (Indian Ocean Plastic Expedition) which is supported by the French Development Agency (AFD) and the French Global Environment Facility (FFEM).