MJE ABYSS
The Young Experts Mission
A junior expert mission on the impact of anthropization within protected coastal and marine areas
What is MJE?
The Junior Expertise Mission (MJE) is an educational exercise carried out by agronomy students at ISTOM. This mission involves carrying out junior-level expertise in the service of a sponsor, whether public, private, associative or from an NGO, in connection with protected marine and coastal areas in the Southern regions . To carry out this mission, we benefit from supervision provided by a team of teachers-researchers with multidisciplinary skills.
By who ?
10 ISTOM students
When ?
6 months of training dedicated to MJE from November then 4 and 8 weeks in the field, in May and June.
For who ?
Association, NGO, public or private company...
For what ?
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Feasibility study
Impact study
Identification of biological indicators
Management plan
Environmental assessment
Quelques exemples d'expertises réalisées par les années précédentes:
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Etude de faisabilité du développement de systèmes d'élevage aquacoles en cage flottante en Polynésie Française
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Etude d'adaptation des indicateurs de gestion durable des forêts aux territoires ultramarins en DROM/COM
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Etude territoriale de la zone lagunaire de Porto Novo au Bénin
Calendar
February to December 2024
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Search for sponsor and structuring of the project
January to May 2025
Co-construction of the methodological approach with the sponsor
May to June 2025
Field mission: collection of quantitative and/or qualitative data
July to September 2025
Analysis and interpretation of data Writing of deliverables
MJE's work is part of a long-term project.
The expert mission is prepared 16 months before the field intervention. It therefore takes place from the 3rd to the 5th year with a total of 18 months of mission, including 2 months in the field in a southern country.
