Labex CEBA – Center for the study of biodiversity in Amazonia

Understanding why so many organisms are present in tropical ecosystems is a major scientific challenge.
The Laboratoire of excellence CEBA (Center for the study of biodiversity in Amazonia) promotes innovation in research on tropical biodiversity. It brings together a network of internationally-recognized French research teams, contributes to university education, and encourages scientific collaboration with South American countries.

Numerical calculation workshop in French Guiana

LabEx CEBA discussed in the next issue of Naturactive

Research work carried out within the CEBA framework presented in Mexico

Register now for the Annual CEBA Meeting 2017!

Implementation of the decree on the ABS as of the 1st of July 2017

LabEx CEBA: what project after 2019?

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The LabEx CEBA: what project after 2019?

Posted on 14/09/2017

      What have been the achievements of the CEBA? What project for 2020? To answer these questions, participate to the online survey. Your opinion is important! The questionnaire will soon be accessible from that page.

LabEx CEBA and research on amazonian biodiversity discussed in the next issue of Naturactive

Posted on 06/09/2017

The Amazonian biodiversity and the LabEx CEBA are discussed in the next issue of Naturactive magazine through the interview of Jérôme Chave (Scientific Director of LabEx CEBA), volunteer member of the “Botanical Expertise Pierre Fabre” who gathers experts once a … Continued

Registrations are opened for the CEBA Annual Meeting 2017

Posted on 24/08/2017

If you wish to participate to the Annual CEBA Meeting 2017, the registrations are now opened. This meeting will be held in the amphitheater A of Troubiran Campus at the University of French Guiana on the 5th and 6th of … Continued

Research work carried out within the CEBA framework presented in Mexico

Posted on 09/08/2017

Jean-François Guégan, from UMR MIVEGEC, was invited to give two lectures in Mexico where he presented the work carried out within the framework of the LabEx CEBA The first conference1 was given during the joint Wildlife Diseases international congress, the … Continued

Annual LabEx CEBA Meeting 2017

Posted on 03/08/2017

The annual meeting 2017 of the LabEx CEBA will take place on the 5th & 6th of October in Cayenne. These two days of conference will be held in the amphitheater A on the Campus of Troubiran of the University … Continued

Implementation of the decree on the Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing (ABS) as of the 1st of July 2017

Posted on 19/07/2017

Protecting and promoting natural resources is the objective of the Law for the Recovery of Nature and Landscapes Biodiversity which was adopted on August 8th 2016. With its decree of application on Access to genetic resources and Benefit Sharing (ABS), … Continued

Numerical calculation workshop in French Guiana

Posted on 05/07/2017

A two-day workshop was held in Cayenne on the 29th and 30th of June 2017 on shared resources for access to numerical calculation and their uses in French Guiana, as well as on the possible fields of action related to … Continued

Labex CEBA Thematic School 2017 : remote sensing and biodiversity

Posted on 13/06/2017

The Labex CEBA is organising its thematic school on remote sensing and its potential uses in the study of biodiversity. It will be held at the Hotel des Roches in Kourou (French Guiana) as from the 25th to the 29th … Continued

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Latest publications

Multiple geographical origins of environmental sex determination enhanced diversification of Darwin’s favourite orchids

Perez-Escobar OA, Chomicki G, Condamine FL, de Vos J, Martins AC, Schmidt EC, Gerlach G, Heinrichs J 
Scientific Reports, 7

Amended diagnosis and new description of Pristimantis marmoratus (Boulenger, 1900) (Amphibia: Craugastoridae), with description of its advertisement call and notes on its breeding ecology and phylogenetic relationships

Kok PJR, Dezfoulian R, Means DB, Fouquet A, Barrio-Amoros CL
European Journal of Taxonomy, in press

Taxonomy, morphology and distribution of Atractus flammigerus Boie, 1827 (Serpentes: Dipsadidae)

Passos P, Ramos LO, Fouquet A, Prudente ALC
Herpetologica, in press

O modelo pressão-estado-resposta como ordenador eficaz de indicadores ambientais e sustentáveis

Nobrega B, Gros-Desormeaux JR, Tupiassu L
Direitos Humanos na Amazônia, Salvador, Juspodivm/Cesupa:415-437

El medio ambiente en la dinámica formal de los derechos del hombre

Tupiassu L, Gros-Desormeaux JR
Direito ambiental, sustentabilidade e direitos da natureza I, Florianópolis, Condepi:98-114

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