Guyana, already considered a medical desert, will it lose doctors? Many practitioners of foreign origin are, in any case, obliged to “apply” in other departments, for lack of openings on the spot. A report by Mélodie Nourry, Guyane la 1ere.
In Guadeloupe, threat to nesting hawksbill turtles, a protected species. In Marie-Galante, one of their main egg-laying sites, is invaded by invasive species. The roots of these plants prevent turtles from digging nests in the sand, as does the density of coconut palm fronds that litter the ground and hinder their progress. The young people of the adapted military service therefore participated, this week, in the ecological restoration of the site. Interview with Aurélie Brut, project manager at the ONF/Jordy Rayapin, Guadeloupe la 1ere.
And in Mayotte, the protection of sea turtles is now the subject of a pact signed between the prefecture and its partners. Nearly 5,000 turtles come to lay eggs on Mayotte beaches each year. Some species are endangered. It is to deal with poaching that this pact was born.
Canceled in 2021, the Agricultural Show is making its big comeback to Paris this year, from February 26. A return that the farmers and breeders of Mayotte would not have wanted to miss for anything in the world. A ton of Mayotte products left for the capital. Details with Fonté Ibrahim, head of the Mayotte Chamber of Agriculture.
We stay in the Indian Ocean where Reunion is on alert because of cyclone Emnati, expected near the island this Sunday evening. Reunion already affected at the beginning of the month by Cyclone Batsiraï.