{"id":5055,"date":"2013-12-13T10:04:16","date_gmt":"2013-12-13T10:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bvblog.wpengine.com\/?p=5055"},"modified":"2014-04-25T12:33:30","modified_gmt":"2014-04-25T11:33:30","slug":"blue-ventures-staff-qa-lalao-aigrette-senior-blue-carbon-scientist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/blue-ventures-staff-qa-lalao-aigrette-senior-blue-carbon-scientist\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff Q&#038;A with Lalao Aigrette, Senior Blue Carbon Scientist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In the sixteenth instalment in our series of Q&amp;As with Blue Ventures staff, we ask <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blueventures.org\/blue-forests-team\/lalao-aigrette.html\" target=\"_blank\">Lalao Aigrette<\/a>, our Senior Blue Carbon Scientist, some searching questions about science, conservation and superpowers\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>What is your scientific background?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>I have a degree from the Marine Science Institute (IHSM &#8211;<em>\u00a0Institut Halieutiques et des Sciences Marines<\/em>) at the University of Toliara in Madagascar, and I am certified to be an Marine Protected Area (MPA) manager.<\/p>\n<p><i>Why do you do what you do?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>I do what I do because when I was a student, my ambition was to be a scientist involved in the management of either terrestrial or marine and coastal resources.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5056 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/12\/120_5985-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Lalao\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 584px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 584\/438;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i>What is the best thing about being a conservation scientist?\u00a0<!--more--><\/i><\/p>\n<p>The best thing about being a conservation scientist is using and applying the knowledge and experiences that I gathered from my studies and my professional life. It is also good to learn and discover new things from the research that I undertake, such as the evaluation of carbon stocks in mangroves.<\/p>\n<p><i>What do you enjoy most about your job?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>I love playing with data; I find data analysis the most enjoyable thing about my job. I feel that time is running very fast when I do the data analysis, and having an encouraging result is very exciting!<\/p>\n<p><i>What is your favourite species and why?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Amongst the nine mangroves species that we have inventoried in Madagascar,\u00a0<i>Bruguieria gymnorrizha<\/i>\u00a0is my favourite one. When we are conducting the mangrove ecological survey and recording the name of the tree species, the nickname of the\u00a0<i>Bruguieria gymnorrizha<\/i>\u00a0is \u2018Lalao\u2019s species\u2019. This species has a good shape and nice colour; I can say with no hesitation that this is the prettiest mangrove species in the world!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5058\" style=\"width: 682px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5058\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5058 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/12\/mangrove.jpg\" alt=\"Bruguieria gymnorrizha\" width=\"672\" height=\"462\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/12\/mangrove.jpg 672w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/12\/mangrove-95x65.jpg 95w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/12\/mangrove-519x357.jpg 519w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/12\/mangrove-300x206.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 672px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 672\/462;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5058\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bruguieria gymnorrizha<\/p><\/div>\n<p><i>What would your scientific superpower be?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Since mangroves provide valuable ecosystem services for people in the world, especially for coastal villages, my scientific superpower would be to sustainably\u00a0manage mangrove ecosystems through identifying suitable strategies; like the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) mechanism. 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