The RIVAGE project (2024-2027) is funded by the CESAB – Centre for the Synthesis and Analysis of Biodiversity – which is a key program of the FRB (Foundation for Research on Biodiversity).
The RIVAGE project aims to compile and analyse a database on island vulnerability to global change for birds, plants and mammals. The objective of RIVAGE is to assess the vulnerability of island assemblages to three major threats (i.e., climate change, land use change, and biological invasions) by including the exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity of species to these threats. Ultimately, RIVAGE will provide guidance on conservation priorities for islands based on multiple decision scenarios.
RIVAGE is led by CĂ©line Bellard (CNRS, France) & W. Daniel Kissling (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands) and includes experts in vulnerability assessment, island biogeography, functional and phylogenetic diversity, as well as plant and vertebrate experts with a particular interest in macroecology and conservation. Clara Marino is funded for a two-year post-doctoral fellowship by the FRB-CESAB to work on RIVAGE.
Members of RIVAGE:
| Member | Affiliation |
| Ana BENITEZ-LOPEZ | MNCN-CSIC (Spain) |
| Nathalie BUTT | University of Queensland (Australia) |
| Pol CAPDEVILA | University of Barcelona (Spain) |
| Pierre DENELLE | University of Gottingen (Austria) |
| JosĂ© MarĂa FERNANDEZ-PALACIOS | University of La Laguna (Spain) |
| Wendy FODEN | University of Stellenbosch (South Africa) |
| Severin IRL | Goethe University Frankfurt (Germany) |
| Camille LECLERC | INRAE (France) |
| Jonathan LENOIR | CNRS (France) |
| Anibal PAUCHARD | University of ConcepciĂłn (Chili) |
| François RIGAL | University of Pau Pays de l'Adour (France) |
| Aafke SCHIPPER | Radboud University (Netherlands) |
| Yohann SOUBEYRAN | IUCN (France) |
