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Burkina Faso. When fish fall from the sky

This is still a widespread belief in the local population. Fish inhabit a wide variety of aquatic habitats and can also disappear as if by magic. Fish are very important for food security in Africa. They react very sensitively to anthropogenic interventions and are thus particularly vulnerable.

Speaker: Andreas Melcher, Centre for Development Research/University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, coordinator of the APPEAR-project SUSFISH-plus

Venue: Museum of Natural History Vienna, lecture hall, Burgring 7, 1010 Vienna

Date: 3rd of May 2017, 18:30

The event will be held in German. No registration necessary. Entry is free.

This APPEAR in practice event is a cooperation with the Museum of Natural History Vienna.