From left to right:
© IRD/Joël Orempuller - Numérotation de carottes de corail prélevées pour étudier les climets des derniers siècles
© IRD/Michel Dukhan - Femme à la batée - Tenkoto, Sénégal oriental
© IRD/Michel Dukhan - Laboratoire Génoplante (Montpellier)

The IRD is a French public science and technology research institute under the joint authority of the French ministries in charge of research and overseas development.

The IRD has three main missions: research, consultancy and training.
It conducts scientific programs contributing to the sustainable development of the countries of the South, with an emphasis on the relationship between man and the environment.

The IRD's scientific activities are organised through five departments :

- Earth and Environment
- Research units and service units list
- Living Resources
- Research units and service units list
- Societies and Health
- Research units and service units list
- Expertise and consulting
- Support and training

Presenting the IRD

The Institute in figures

Research capacity in France and abroad / Cooperative research

Organization charts (french version)