Biodiversity and conservation genetics research in Central Africa: new approaches and avenues for international collaboration

Nicola M. Anthony (1) , Patrick Mickala (2) , Katharine A. Abernethy (3) , Christiane Atteke (2) , Pulcherie Bissiengou (4) , M.W. Bruford (5) , Francisco Dallmeier (6) , Thibaud Decaens (7) , Akaibe Dudu (8) , Adam Freedman (9) , Mary Katherine Gonder (10) , Olivier Hardy (11) , A. John Hart (12) , Kathryn Jeffery (13) , Mireille Johnson (5) , Flore Koumba Pambo (14) , Alexandra Ley (11) , Lisa Korte (13) , Sally A. Lahm (15) , Michelle Lee (6) , Jake Lowenstein (13) , Jean-François Mboumba (2) , Dyana Ndiade Bourobou (13) , Alfred Ngomanda (16) , Stephan Ntie (1) , David Sebag (17) , John Sullivan (13) , Hadrien Vanthomme (6) , Virginie Vergnes (13) , Breda Zimkus (13)

1 Biological Sciences, New Orleans
2 USTM - Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku
3 School of Natural Sciences,
4 Herbier National du Gabon,
5 School of Biosciences [Cardiff]
6 Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute,
7 ECODIV - Étude et compréhension de la biodiversité
8 KISANGANI UNIVERSITY - Université de Kisangani
9 Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology,
10 SUNY - State University of New York
11 Evolutionary Biology and Ecology
12 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Eindhoven
13 Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux,
14 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique,
15 IRET
16 UMR ISEM - Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier
17 M2C - Morphodynamique Continentale et Côtière

A five-day international workshop was recently convened at the Universite' des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku in Gabon to enhance international collaboration among Central African, US and European scientists, conservation professionals and policy makers. The overall aims of the workshop were to: (1) discuss emerging priorities in biodiversity and conservation genetics research across Central Africa, and (2) create new networking opportunities among workshop participants. Here we provide a brief overview of the meeting, outline the major recommendations that emerged from it, and provide informatio n on new networking opportunities through themeeting web site.

Mots clés: Africa Conservation genetics Biodiversity

Domaines: Interfaces continentales, environnement; Milieux et Changements globaux

Nicola M. Anthony, Patrick Mickala, Katharine A. Abernethy, Christiane Atteke, Pulcherie Bissiengou, et al.. Biodiversity and conservation genetics research in Central Africa: new approaches and avenues for international collaboration. Conservation Genetics Resources, 2012, 4 (2), pp.523-525. ⟨10.1007/s12686-011-9554-9⟩. ⟨hal-00736635⟩