EpiBio-OI
- The Policies, legal and institutional frameworks section aims to propose a charter of good conduct for the fight against invasive plants. A list of priority invasive species at the regional level and recommendations will be drawn up and validated during a biosecurity workshop organized with all the project partners.
- Education, awareness-raising, communication and information actions consist of informing the beneficiaries of Epibio-OI about the results of the project. An online information portal, bio-agri.org, is run by journalists who supply it with reports. Health alerts are also disseminated via the site.
- Networks, inventories and databases enable the exchange of data on biodiversity in the Indian Ocean. Collaborative platforms such as the participatory application Pl@ntNet, which helps to identify the flora of the Mascarene archipelago, or decision support tools for the agroecological protection of crops (Di@gnoplant) are deployed.
- Regional epidemio-surveillance is involved in the detection and monitoring of harmful organisms in agrosystems at the level of each territory. Training in epidemio-surveillance will be organized in 2017.
- The Bio-control of major bio-aggressors in plant sectors focuses on the development of agro-ecological protection strategies against organisms harmful to agriculture.
EpiBio-OI aims to participate in the protection of the terrestrial biodiversity of the islands of the South-West zone of the Indian Ocean while strengthening food security in the face of climate change.
The project intervenes to reduce the impact of global changes on the environment and agriculture in five countries: Reunion, Madagascar, Mauritius (and Rodrigues), Seychelles and Union of the Comoros.
It is coordinated by CIRAD for a period of 5 years. A first phase covered the period from July 2015 to December 2017. A second is underway, between January 2018 and December 2020.
The beneficiaries of the project are producers (farmers, market gardeners, beekeepers, etc.) and consumers.
EpiBio-OI also makes it possible to better understand the invasive alien species threatening the countries in the area. Stakeholders will be able to assess the risks of introduction of species representing a danger to agriculture or the environment and participate in the strategic choices of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) in terms of biodiversity protection. The regional know-how thus acquired will be decisive for the development of agroecology in the crop production sectors.
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