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"Using the right word, the right idea, the right concept, with the most commonly accepted definition, or even better, with the best accepted and understood definition, can sometimes be a feat...”

Patrick Triplet

> With this quote, we wish to pay tribute to the colosal work of this biologist, and doctor of ecology whose great oeuvre, Dictionnaire encyclopédique de la diversité biologique et de la conservation de la nature (The Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Biological Diversity and Nature Conservation) ─ compiled over the course of more than ten years ─ is the basis of many of the definitions found in this glossary. Indeed, it is by using a language with precise words and clearly defined concepts that everyone and anyone can approach and understand fields of study that may not necessarily be within their own expertise.

This glossary of over 6,000 definitions, written in French with corresponding English translations, is here to help you. It covers the complementary fields of Geography, Ecology, and Economics, without forgetting a small detour into the world of Finance, which of course regulates a large part of our existence.

Travelling from one definition to another, this glossary invites you to explore the rich world of conservation and to understand its mechanisms and challenges.

We wish you all : "Happy reading and a safe journey through our world".

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Input de la recherche

♦ Il concerne l’ensemble des interventions et des ressources qui permettent de mener une activité de recherche (ressources humaines et matérielles, budget de recherche, informations, connaissances tacites ou autres, activités de recherche, etc.) et ainsi de générer des produits (outputs) de recherche. Dans la méthode décrite dans ce guide, ces moyens (inputs) renvoient aux investissements réalisés et aux ressources mobilisées avant la période choisie pour le démarrage de l’étude de cas ou pendant la période de l’étude de cas (un financement ou le recrutement d’un chercheur peut intervenir pendant la période de l’étude de cas et reste un input).
(Source : Glossaire  CIRAD Méthodologie ImpresS)
♦ Équivalent étranger : Research input.