The Rift heritages
Conservation and socio-economic issues
The Great African Rift is the repository of a rich heritage, common to the whole of humanity.




It presents a remarkable diversity of landscapes and geological formations, witnesses of the structure and dynamics of the earth. This geodiversity coexists with a remarkable biodiversity, the past component of which (including half of the human species known today) has been largely preserved by these geological processes.
The rift also contains the four major African language families: Afro-Asiatic, Nile-Saharan, Niger-Congo and Khoisan languages, including many unique and/or particularly remarkable languages.
The social sciences have also been very interested in the very great diversity of the cultural and political systems that characterise the region, from the construction of an Ethiopian state over a long period of time and escaping the colonial trajectory to other forms of politics in certain pastoral societies a priori on the margins of state systems.
How can we study, approach and conserve a heritage as rich and multiform as that of the Great African Rift? Through an awareness and a common positioning of the scientific communities.
By proposing an operational interdisciplinary definition of heritage (geological, fossil, prehistoric, historical, linguistic, architectural, etc.), by examining the structuring of heritage actors and policies, and by defining some common grounds for transdisciplinary research (notably on the conflicts between heritage and economic development).
The Rift heritages : the members

Amélie BEAUDET
Evolution -
Paleoanthropology -
Paleontology
Bostwana - Malawi -
Mozambique
Heritages -
Training / Education
beaudet.amelie[at]
gmail.com

Tomas Getachew BEDANE
Paleoecology -
Paleoenvironment -
Paleontology
Ethiopia
Heritages -
Dynamics
tomas.getachew.bedane[at]
univ-poitiers.fr

Cécile BLONDEL
Paleoecology -
Paleoenvironment -
Paleontology
Ethiopia
Heritages
cecile.blondel[at]
univ-poitiers.fr

Xavier BOËS
Paleoclimatology -
Paleoenvironment -
Sedimentology
Kenya
Heritages -
Dynamics
xavier.boes[at]
inrap.fr

Jean-Renaud BOISSERIE
Evolution - Paleontology -
Paleozoology
Ethiopia - Kenya
Heritages - Dynamics -
Resources -
Training / Education
jean.renaud.boisserie[at]
univ-poitiers.fr

Laurent BRUXELLES
Evolution - Geography -
Sedimentology
Bostwana - Djibouti - Ethiopia -
Mozambique - Somaliland
Heritages -
Dynamics
laurent.bruxelles[at]
inrap.fr

Jessie CAULIEZ
Anthropology -
Archeology - Prehistory
Botswana - Djibouti -
Ethiopia - Somaliland
Heritages - Resources -
Training / Education
jessie.cauliez[at]
univ-tlse2.fr

Isabelle CREVECOEUR
Anthropology -
Paleoanthropology -
Prehistory
Congo - Djibouti -
Ethiopia - Sudan
Heritages - Dynamics
isabelle.crevecoeur[at]
u-bordeaux.fr

Anne DELAGNES
Archeology -
Paleoenvironment - Prehistory
Ethiopia - Kenya - Sudan
Heritages - Dynamics -
Resources -
Training / Education
anne.delagnes[at]
u-bordeaux.fr

Christiane DENYS
Evolution - Paleoenvironment -
Paleontology
Ethiopia - Kenya - Madagascar -
Malawi - Tanzania
Heritages -
Formation / Education
christiane.denys[at]
mnhn.fr

Samir El OUAAMARI
Geography
Ethiopia
The Rift heritages -
Systems dynamics -
Natural resources
samir.elouaamari[at]
agroparistech.fr

Jean-Baptiste FOURVEL
Evolution - Paleoecology -
Paleontology
Bostwana - Djibouti - Ethiopia -
Kenya - Mozambique
Heritages - Dynamics -
Training / Education
jbfourvel[at]
yahoo.com




Franck GUY
Evolution -
Paleoanthropology -
Paleoecology
Ethiopia
Heritages -
Dynamics - Resources
franck.guy[at]
univ-poitiers.fr

Raphaël HANON
Paleoecology -
Paleozoology -
Prehistory
Botswana -
Zambia
Heritages
raphael.l.hanon[at]
gmail.com

Sonia HARMAND
Archeology -
Anthropology - Prehistory
Ethiopia
Heritages - Dynamics -
Resources -
Training / Education
sonia.harmand[at]
stonybrook.edu

Benoît HAZARD
Anthropology -
Archeology
Kenya - Somaliland - Tanzania
Heritages - Dynamics -
Resources -
Training / Education
benoit.hazard[at]
ehess.fr

Lamya KHALIDI
Archeology - Prehistory
Djibouti - Eritrea -
Ethiopia - Sudan
Heritages - Dynamics -
Resources -
Training / Education
lamya.khalidi[at]
cepam.cnrs.fr

Fabrice LIHOREAU
Evolution -
Paleontology -
Paleozoology
Kenya
Heritages
fabrice.lihoreau[at]
umontpellier.fr

Margot LOUAIL
Evolution - Paleoanthropology -
Paleoecology
Ethiopia
Heritages - Dynamics -
Resources -
Training / Education
margot.louail[at]
univ-poitiers.fr

François MARCHAL
Evolution -
Paleoanthropology -
Prehistory
Ethiopia
Heritages -
Training / Education
francois.marchal[at]
univ-amu.fr

Clément MENARD
Archeology -
Prehistory
Ethiopia - Somaliland
Heritages -
Resources -
Training / Education
clement.menard[at]
cerptautavel.com

Carlo MOLOGNI
Paleoclimatology -
Paleoenvironment -
Sedimentology
Djibouti - Ethiopia
Heritages -
Dynamics
mologni[at]
geoazur.unice.fr


Susan ONYANGO
Anthropology -
Sociology
Ethiopia - Kenya
Heritages -
Dynamics -
Training / Education
sonyango1931[at]
gmail.com

Laurent PALLAS
Paleoecology -
Paleoenvironment -
Paleontology
Ethiopia - Kenya
Heritages -
Dynamics
pallas[at]
anthro.zool.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Sandrine PRAT
Evolution - Paleoanthropology -
Prehistory
Kenya
Heritages - Dynamics -
Resources -
Training / Education
sandrine.prat[at]
mnhn.fr

Blade Engda REDAE
Archeology -
Paleoenvironment -
Prehistory
Ethiopia
Heritages -
Dynamics
blade.engda.redae[at]
univ-poitiers.fr

Caroline ROBION-BRUNNER
Archeology -
History
Ethiopia
Heritages -
Resources -
Training / Education
caroline.robion[at]
univ-tlse2.fr

Jérémie SCHIETTECATTE
Archeology -
History
Eritrea - Ethiopia -
Somaliland
Heritages -
Dynamics
j.schiettecatte[at]
cnrs.fr

Mathieu SCHUSTER
Geology - Paleoenvironment -
Sedimentology
Ethiopia - Kenya
Heritages - Dynamics -
Resources -
Training / Education
mschuster[at]
unistra.fr

Brigitte SENUT
Paleoanthropology -
Paleoenvironment -
Paleontology
Kenya - Uganda
Heritages - Dynamics -
Training / Education
brigitte.senut[at]
mnhn.fr

Emmanuelle STOETZEL
Paleoenvironment -
Paleozoology -
Prehistory
Ethiopia
Heritages -
Dynamics
emmanuelle.stoetzel[at]
mnhn.fr

Virginie TALLIO
Anthropology
Uganda
Heritages -
Dynamics -
Resources -
Training / Education
virginie.tallio[at]
gmail.com

Christel TIBERI
Geodynamics -
Geophysic - Seismology
Ethiopia - Tanzania
Heritage - Dynamics -
Resources -
Training / Education
christel.tiberi[at]
umontpellier.fr

Misganaw Gebremichael WOLDETSADIK
Archeology - Evolution -
Prehistory
Ethiopia
Heritages -
Dynamics
misge.dev[at]
gmail.com