The Rift heritages

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

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Tomas Getachew BEDANE

Paleoecology -
Paleoenvironment -

Paleontology
Ethiopia
Heritages -
Dynamics

tomas.getachew.bedane[at]
univ-poitiers.fr

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Guillaume BLANC

History
Ethiopia
Heritages -
Resources



guillaume_blanc[at]
hotmail.fr

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Cécile BLONDEL

Paleoecology -
Paleoenvironment -

Paleontology
Ethiopia
Heritages


cecile.blondel[at]
univ-poitiers.fr

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Jean-Renaud BOISSERIE

Evolution - Paleontology -
Paleozoology
Ethiopia - Kenya
Heritages - Dynamics -
Resources -
Training / Education

jean.renaud.boisserie[at]
univ-poitiers.fr

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Laurent BRUXELLES

Evolution - Geography -
Sedimentology
Bostwana - Djibouti - Ethiopia -
Mozambique - Somaliland
Heritages -
Dynamics

laurent.bruxelles[at]
inrap.fr

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Jessie CAULIEZ

Anthropology -
Archeology - 
Prehistory
Botswana - Djibouti -
Ethiopia - Somaliland
Heritages - Resources -
Training / Education

jessie.cauliez[at]
univ-tlse2.fr

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Dominique CHARDON

Geodynamics - Geology
Paleoenvironment

Sudan - Uganda
Heritages -
Dynamics -
Resources

dominique.chardon[at]
ird.fr

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Isabelle CREVECOEUR

Anthropology -
Paleoanthropology -
Prehistory

Congo - Djibouti -
Ethiopia - Sudan
Heritages - Dynamics

isabelle.crevecoeur[at]
u-bordeaux.fr

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Gourguen DAVTIAN

Geography -
Hydrology -
Modeling

Ethiopia - Kenya
Heritages - Resources -
Training / Education

gourguen.davtian[at]
cepam.cnrs.fr

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Anne DELAGNES

Archeology -
Paleoenvironment - Prehistory

Ethiopia - Kenya - Sudan
Heritages - Dynamics -
Resources -
Training / Education

anne.delagnes[at]
u-bordeaux.fr

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Anna ECHASSOUX

Paleoanthropology -
Paleoecology -
Paleontology

Ethiopia
Heritages - Dynamics -
Resources

anna.echassoux[at]
fondationiph.org

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Samir El OUAAMARI

Geography
Ethiopia
The Rift heritages -
Systems dynamics -
Natural resources


samir.elouaamari[at]
agroparistech.fr

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Jean-Baptiste FOURVEL

Evolution - Paleoecology -
Paleontology

Bostwana - Djibouti - Ethiopia -
Kenya - Mozambique
Heritages - Dynamics -
Training / Education

jbfourvel[at]
yahoo.com

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Aline GALLAND

Archeology -
Prehistory
Ethiopia
Heritages -
Dynamics


aline.galland[at]
outlook.fr

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Cédric GAUCHEREL

Ecology - Modeling -
Philosophy

Kenya - Tanzania -
Uganda
Heritages -
Resources

cedric.gaucherel[at]
inrae.fr

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Bisrat
GEBREEGZIABHER ARAYA

Archeology
Ethiopia -
Kenya
Heritages -
Dynamics

bisratgebreegziabher[at]
gmail.com

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Alain GHIO

Linguistic
Tanzania
Heritages -
Training / Education



alain.ghio[at]
lpl-aix.fr

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Yves GLEIZE

Archeology -
History -

Paleoanthropology
Ethiopia 
Heritages


yves.gleize[at]
inrap.fr

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Camille GROHÉ

Evolution -
Paleontology

Ethiopia -
Kenya
Heritages -
Dynamics

camille.grohe[at]
univ-poitiers.fr

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Franck GUY

Evolution -
Paleoanthropology -

Paleoecology
Ethiopia
Heritages -
Dynamics - Resources

franck.guy[at]
univ-poitiers.fr

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Raphaël HANON

Paleoecology -
Paleozoology -
Prehistory

Botswana -
Zambia
Heritages

raphael.l.hanon[at]
gmail.com

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Sonia HARMAND

Anthropology - Archeology -
Prehistory
Ethiopia
Heritages - Dynamics -
Resources -

Training / Education

sonia.harmand[at]
univ-tlse2.fr

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Lamya KHALIDI

Archeology - Prehistory
Djibouti - Eritrea -
Ethiopia - Sudan
Heritages - Dynamics -
Resources -
Training / Education

lamya.khalidi[at]
cepam.cnrs.fr

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Fabrice LIHOREAU

Evolution -
Paleontology -

Paleozoology
Kenya
Heritages


fabrice.lihoreau[at]
umontpellier.fr

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Margot LOUAIL

Evolution - Paleoanthropology -
Paleoecology
Ethiopia
Heritages - Dynamics -
Resources -
Training / Education

margot.louail[at]
univ-poitiers.fr

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François MARCHAL

Evolution -
Paleoanthropology -

Prehistory
Ethiopia
Heritages -
Training / Education

francois.marchal[at]
univ-amu.fr

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Clément MENARD

Archeology -
Prehistory

Ethiopia - Somaliland
Heritages -
Resources -
Training / Education

clement.menard[at]
cerptautavel.com

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Marie-Hélène MONCEL

Archeology
Heritages





marie-helene.moncel[at]
mnhn.fr

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Felix Mwema MWEMA

Ecology -
Modeling - Risks
Kenya - Tanzania - Uganda
Heritages -
Dynamics - Resources -
Training / Education

mwema.felix[at]
nm-aist.ac.tz

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Susan ONYANGO

Anthropology -
Sociology

Ethiopia - Kenya
Heritages -
Dynamics -
Training / Education

sonyango1931[at]
gmail.com

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Laurent PALLAS

Paleoecology -
Paleoenvironment -

Paleontology
Ethiopia - Kenya
Heritages -
Dynamics

pallas[at]
anthro.zool.kyoto-u.ac.jp

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Caroline ROBION-BRUNNER

Archeology -
History

Ethiopia
Heritages -
Resources -
Training / Education

caroline.robion[at]
univ-tlse2.fr

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Oriama RUTH

Climatology -
Ecology -
Philosophy -

Burundi -
Kenya
Heritages

ruthoriama[at]
gmail.com

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Jérémie SCHIETTECATTE

Archeology -
History
Eritrea - Ethiopia -
Somaliland
Heritages -
Dynamics

j.schiettecatte[at]
cnrs.fr

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Antoine SOURON

Evolution -
Paleozoology - 
Zoology
Ethiopia - Kenya - Tanzania
Heritages - Dynamics -
Resources -
Training / Education

antoine.souron[at]
u-bordeaux.fr

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Emmanuelle STOETZEL

Paleoenvironment -
Paleozoology -

Prehistory
Ethiopia
Heritages -
Dynamics

emmanuelle.stoetzel[at]
mnhn.fr

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Virginie TALLIO

Anthropology
Uganda
Heritages -
Dynamics -
Resources -
Training / Education

virginie.tallio[at]
gmail.com

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Christel TIBERI

Geodynamics -
Geophysic - 
Seismology
Ethiopia - Tanzania
Heritage - Dynamics -
Resources -
Training / Education

christel.tiberi[at]
umontpellier.fr

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Bert VAN BOCXLAER

Evolution - Paleozoology -
Zoology
Ethiopia - Kenya - Malawi -
 Tanzania - Uganda
Heritages - Dynamics -
Resources -
Training / Education

bert.van-bocxlaer[at]univ-lille.fr

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Misganaw Gebremichael WOLDETSADIK

Archeology - Evolution -
Prehistory

Ethiopia
Heritages -
Dynamics

misge.dev[at]
gmail.com

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