A l'UM la science [S01-ep01] : From Tanzania to the Fabre Museum

On the program for this first show of the season: the socio-economic benefits of marine protected areas with Alicia Dalongeville from the MARBEC marine biology laboratory and Antoine Leblois from the Montpellier environmental economics center. In the second half of the program, Delphine Jullien, from the Mechanics and Civil Engineering Laboratory, takes us to the Musée Fabre.

In this first issue of A l'UM la science, the spotlight is on Africa. On October 8, Montpellier hosted the Africa-France Summit. It was an opportunity for the University to organize 4 days of meetings and scientific exchanges around research and innovation on this continent. An international event that we're extending today by taking you to Tanzania.

The socio-economic benefits of marine protected areas

Beyond the paradisiacal beaches of Zanzibar, the great safaris of the Serengeti, the snows of Kilimanjaro or the shores of Lake Victoria, Tanzania is one of the poorest countries on the continent, with almost a third of its population living below the official poverty line. In such a context, fishing appears, even more than elsewhere, to be an essential resource for the inhabitants. So how can we reconcile the vital needs of the local population with the conservation of marine environments, which, as everywhere, are under threat from climate change and human pressure? That's what our guests want to know. To find out, they went out into the field to measure the potential socio-economic benefits of setting up marine protected areas in Tanzania. On their return, they give us their initial observations.

Joining us in the studio are Alicia Dalongeville and Antoine Leblois. Alicia is a research engineer in marine biology at the MARBEC laboratory and a professional diver. He is an economist at CEE-M, Montpellier's environmental economics center, specializing in water resource management and adaptation to climate change.

LUM special " Africa

This quarter, LUM magazine brings you a special issue dedicated to "Africa ". Track elephants on their mysterious migrations, keep an eye on disappearing beaches. Follow the researchers who work every day to gain a better understanding of the issues surrounding water and food resources, and to anticipate and accompany changes in climate and demographics. You can also meet the people who fight every day against the major health scourges that threaten populations, such as the Ebola virus or sleeping sickness... Find the digital version on the University of Montpellier website.

The Fabre museum's climate showcase

In the second half of the program, we take you to the Musée Fabre, and more specifically to the Salle des Flamands, where Delphine Jullien, researcher at the Laboratoire de Mécanique et Génie Civile (LMGC), and Marina Bousvarou, restoration campaign manager at the Musée Fabre, present La Sainte Trinité couronnant la vierge . This ^15th-century work was created on four oak planks: " Wood movements due to variations in environmental humidity are prevented by a parquet floor on the back of the planks, which leads to the appearance of cracks that alter the paint layer ", explains the researcher. To better understand the movements of the wood and thus better preserve this work, the LMGC team has designed a very special showcase, which we'd like to share with you today.

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Coproduction : Divergence FM / Université de Montpellier
Animation : Lucie Lecherbonnier
Interview : Aline Périault / Lucie Lecherbonnier
Reporting: Aline Périault
Editing : Bruno Bertrand
Production : Bruno Bertrand and Anna Demeulandre

Listen to the program "A l'UM la science" on Divergence FM 93.9