Island Biodiversity and Conservation (IBC) Centre
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GENERAL MEMBERSHIP
- Core members (these are proposed as co-opted affiliates to the University of Seychelles; so that IBC-UniSey becomes their usual first scientific affiliation).
- Associate members (invited to join by the Board following expression of interest; expected to use IBC-UniSey as one of their scientific affiliations in publications).
- Visiting members (members hosted for a short period of time, e.g. internship, special project etc.)
Core and Associate membership will not be automatically renewed in case of no contribution to the activities and objectives of IBC for a long period of time.
Members may benefit from scientific, technical, logistical or administrative support to access funding and implement particular projects, to publish articles or books on results of research or conservation programmes, to conduct surveys, inventories and monitoring schemes, to obtain or to attend international events to represent UniSey or Seychelles conservation & scientific community.
In addition to its member, the UniSey IBC centre also employs a small number of employees working on specific projects or involved with the general coordination of the centre’s activities.
ORGANISATION MEMBERSHIP / PARTNER ORGANISATIONS
- Member organisations: local or foreign organisations and institutions (private, public, parastatal or non governmental) sharing similar goals and objectives in the field of ecological research and biodiversity studies, nature conservation programmes, and development of local capacity, having already established or willing to establish common projects and links with the University of Seychelles.
- Corporate members: companies and institutions that contribute financially to the Association on a regular basis.
Personnel from Member organisations may become Associate members of the UniSey IBC centre. The IBC has currently about 20 members, a handful of employees and interns and additional contributors that include several UniSey personnel and former Associate members.
Many members are also affiliated to foreign research institutions. Some are part-time lecturers at the BSc in Environmental Sciences at UniSey, others work as private consultants or for environmental organisations
IBC Core Members
Dr. Gérard Rocamora
Ornithology, invasive species, island restoration
Dr. Elvina Henriette
Conservation biologist, ecosystem restoration, freshwater fish and macroinvertebrates
