CBN-CPIE Mascarin
Conservatoire Botanique National - Centre permanent d'initiatives pour l'environnement Mascarin
Saint-Leu, France
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Founded in 1986, CBN-CPIE Mascarin is a non-profit association based in Saint-Leu, France working on nature & wildlife conservation, environment & climate, science & research +1 more.
The CBN-CPIE Mascarin is an association under the French 1901 law, founded in 1986, that works to know, conserve and raise awareness about the native and endemic plant heritage of La Réunion, Mayotte and the Îles Éparses. It is approved as a Conservatoire Botanique National by the French Ministry of Ecological Transition and labelled as a Centre Permanent d'Initiatives pour l'Environnement. Its work covers ex situ conservation through arboretum networks and seed banks, orchid and threatened species projects, botanical data management for the national flora information system, scientific and technical expertise for the state and local authorities, and educational activities for schools, young people and volunteers.
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SAMEM BestLife2030 (Sauvegarde en arboretums des espèces menacées)
ViewNature & Wildlife conservation · Réunion
Ex situ conservation of threatened plant species of La Réunion through a network of conservatory arboretums across ecological zones.
FEDER Orchidées
ViewNature & Wildlife conservation · Réunion
Project to conserve threatened native orchids of La Réunion through seed collection, ex situ multiplication, in situ reinforcement and awareness.
Arboretum du Maïdo
Nature & Wildlife conservation · Réunion
Arboretum developed with the Observatoire de Physique de l'Atmosphère de La Réunion, presenting native high-altitude plant species and herbarium panels for visitors.
Animations pédagogiques autour de la flore de Mayotte
Education · Mayotte
Educational activities with the Hip Hop évolution association on indigenous and endemic flora of Mayotte, aimed at young people.
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Conservatoire Botanique National (agrément national)
Centre Permanent d'Initiatives pour l'Environnement (label CPIE)
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Observatoire de Physique de l'Atmosphère de La Réunion (OPAR), Parc national de La Réunion, Armeflhor, Hip Hop évolution, Office français de la biodiversité (OFB), Union européenne, Département de La Réunion, Région Réunion, UICN Comité français, Université de La Réunion
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