Objectives of the call for projects :

• Facilitate the integration of French researchers into the international scientific community
• Promote the dissemination of knowledge, tools, and models developed
• Acquire new scientific and technical skills
• Encourage the internationalisation of research linked to the four scientific challenges of the PEPR FORESTT

Selected projects

Drone4Div

Combining drone and field data for the early detection of tree mortality and its role in the carbon cycle of Central African tropical forests.
Grace Jopaul Loubota Panzou, Lecturer–Researcher
Université Denis Sassou-N’Guesso → IRD, UMR AMAP (2 months)

GoForJust

Governance of Congo Basin forests as a common good of Central African states: ecological empowerment of stakeholders for environmental justice in the fight against deforestation and forest degradation.
Moïse Tsayem Demaze, Lecturer–Researcher
Le Mans Université → CIFOR, RESSAC (2 months)

SmarTREE

Smart Surveillance for Forest Biodiversity and Risk Monitoring : Autonomous monitoring of bird–insect interactions using smart cameras to assess forest structure effects on biocontrol in forest ecosystems.
Anna Mrazova, Postdoctoral researcher
Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences → INRAE UMR Biogeco 1202, BioDiv team (4 months)

QuercForm

Wood formation and resilience to environmental stressors in two Quercus robur phenological forms.
Yuliia Prokopuk, Researcher
Institute for Evolutionary Ecology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Phytoecology Department → INRAE UMR Biogeco, University of Bordeaux (3 months)

SWIFT

Modelling the effect of increasing drought intensity and frequency on Shallow Water table Forest Impacts on composition and dynamics Trajectories in a central Amazon forest with an individual-based forest dynamics model.
Sylvain Schmitt, Researcher
CIRAD, UPR Forests & Societies → Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia – Environmental Dynamics Coordination (2 months)

EXTREME

Responses and Resilience of Tree Growth to Dry and Wet Extremes in Indian Tropical Forests.
Devika Menon, PhD student
French Institute of Pondicherry (IFP), UMIFRE 21 CNRS–MEAE, Department of Ecology → IRD, UMR AMAP (4 months)

LEAKY

Leaky tropical trees : assessing whole-tree water losses during drought and their implications for tree growth and survival under climate change.
Camille Ziegler, Postdoctoral researcher
University of Bordeaux, UMR BIOGECO → National Biobank of Thailand (NBT), National Science and Technology Development Agency (2 months)

Scotland

Transition of forest planning : a comparative France–Scotland approach.
Frédéric Bonin, Engineer
AgroParisTech, UMR BETA → Perth College UHI, Centre for Mountain Studies (3 months)

ForCred

Carbon credits and biodiversity for forest conservation.
Philippe Delacote, Researcher
INRAE, BETA → European University Institute, Florence School of Regulation (1 month)

FORECAHST

FOrest REsilience under Corythucha Arcuata and Hydric STress : towards collaborative monitoring of invasive species under global change.
Tom Barlier, PhD student
INRAE, BIOGECO, BIODIV → Slovenian Forestry Institute, Department of Forest Protection (36 days)

ASS-NAT

Natural insurance for forests.
Fanny Claise, Postdoctoral researcher
INRAE, BETA – European project eco2adapt – Forest insurance → University of Toronto, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design (1 month)

FORECAST

Forestry Offsets REgulation and Carbon Allocation under the System for Trading Emissions – Regulation of forest carbon credits under the ETS.
Tara L’Horty, PhD student
INRAE, BETA, UNI-1443 → European Commission, DG CLIMA, Unit C3: Low-Carbon Solutions (III): Land Economy & Carbon Removals (3 months)

WoodOutDoor (WOD)

Wood durability and use recommendations in tropical overseas territories.
Kévin Candelier, Researcher
CIRAD, UPR Forests & Societies / BioWooEB → CNRS – UPR EcoFoG (2 months)

Forêts et Climat

Assessment of carbon dynamics in sustainable forest management in the Amazon: supporting Brazil’s climate commitments.
Gustavo Oliveira, PhD student
Graduate Program in Ecology, University of Brasília → CIRAD, UPR Forests & Societies (4 months)

OPTIVAL

Multi-objective optimisation of values provided by forests and wood : application to maritime pine in the Landes forest.
Hugo Bossard, PhD student
FCBA, Biosense Division, EEB / I2M team, IMC Department → University of Helsinki, Department of Forest Sciences (3 months)

Mycorrizh-Ne

Effective population size of trees and mycorrhizal fungi : perspectives for conservation management
Anouck Champion, PhD student
INRAE, UMR Biogeco, E4E team, University of Bordeaux → Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Jodrell Laboratory, “Conservation Genetics and Molecular Ecology” team (3 months)