Four days of scientific exchange at the heart of tropical biodiversity, from the forest to the coast — on site or online, with FR↔EN interpretation.
Organised by AREBio, Association de Recherche en Épidémiologie et en Biodiversité, the CIB-5 – Entre Terre et Mer symposium will be held from 9 to 12 December 2026. It will bring together researchers, academics, students and regional stakeholders around the issues surrounding green biodiversity, the interfaces between terrestrial and marine environments, and the environmental, health and societal dynamics specific to Martinique's ecosystems.
This fifth edition will offer a programme built around keynote lectures, scientific papers, thematic workshops, posters, screenings and a field trip. The symposium aims to foster an interdisciplinary approach to the relationships between biodiversity, scientific innovation, environmental health, ecological transition and the development of local resources.
Crédit Agricole auditorium · Le Lamentin
Live, from wherever you are
Registration is required either way. It is free for the talks and sessions.
RegisterThe conference trailer, its speakers and its workshops, in a few minutes.
Half a day in a small group with a specialist: 15 places per workshop, €300, eligible for funding by your employer.
Workshop 1 · AI & bioinformatics
Wednesday 9 December 2026 · 12h30 – 16h00
Pr Antony T. Vincent · Canada · Quebec
300 € 15 places Laptop required
Workshop 2 · Environmental DNA
Thursday 10 December 2026 · 12h30 – 16h00
Dr Valentin Vasselon · France · Thonon-les-Bains
300 € 15 places Laptop required
Workshop 3 · Scientific aromatherapy
Friday 11 December 2026 · 12h30 – 16h00
Lady-Ramy Allèbe · Martinique · Gros-Morne
300 € 15 places No technical prerequisites
Two innovations to widen the reach of the symposium and public engagement.
Posters are presented as videos of 3 to 5 minutes and put to an online public vote. Two prizes will be awarded.
Thematic workshops run alongside the scientific sessions: artificial intelligence, modern methods of biodiversity analysis, and aromatherapy.
The symposium is made possible by the support of its institutional and scientific partners.
Major partners
Partners
Call for papers open
CIB-5 welcomes proposals for papers and posters on tropical biodiversity, land–sea interfaces, applied genetics, coastal ecology, environmental health, pollution, scientific innovation and the development of local resources.
Submissions close on 16 November 2026.
