People
Randriamboavonjy, Tianjanahary
| Job Title | Conservation Projects Officer |
|---|---|
| Department | Herbarium |
| Section | Madagascar |
| Science Teams |
Madagascar |
| Joined Kew | 2003 |
| Foreign Language(s) | Malagasy (mother tongue), French |
Qualifications & Appointments
Diplôme Universitaire d’Etudes Scientifiques I, Univ. Antananarivo, 1993
Diplôme Universitaire d’Etudes Scientifiques II, Univ. Antananarivo, 1994
Licenceès Sciences (BSc equivalent), Biological Sciences, Univ. Antananarivo, 1996
Maîtrise de recherché en Sciences de la Biologie Appliquée, Biologie et Ecologie Végétales, Univ. Antananarivo, 1997
AEA (Attestation d’Etudes Approfondies; first year MSc equivalent), Biologie et Ecologie Végétales, Univ. Antananarivo, 1998
DEA (Diplôme d’Etude Approfondie; research MSc equivalent), Plant Ecologie, Univ. Antananarivo, 2000.
Role
Ex situ conservation of threatened plant species in Madagascar, including succulents, orchids and palms.
Co-ordinator of the Kew Foundation & Friends-funded Threatened Plants Project in Madagascar. Responsibilities include establishing protocols and MoUs with partners, organizing and participating in fieldwork (collecting herbarium specimens, seeds, and ecological & biological data), arranging technical meetings with partners, managing the project database and project finances, and identification & distribution of herbarium specimens. Also producing a Malagasy language field guide to the palms of Madagascar with Henk Beentje.
Projects
Field Guide to the Palms of Madagascar
Madagascar Threatened Plants Project
Selected Publications 2001-2005
Britt, A., Iambana, B. & Randriamboavonjy, T. (2004). A new locality for Marojejya darianii in Madagascar. Palms 48(1): 5-9.