My research on the environmental impact of past human populationsin tropical areas is fully interdisciplinary and at a crossroads of several scientific fields (archaeology, paleo-ecology, paleontology, and zooarchaeology). My paleontological taxonomic expertise primarly concerns reptile and amphibian species.
My current research activities are concentrated on the past fauna, environments, and human populations of continental Southeast Asia and the insular Caribbean. I am notably currently co-leading the “French-Thai Prehistoric mission”, an archaeology research group operating in Southern Thailand.
My research aims to lead to a better understanding of the roots of the Anthropocene in under-investigated tropical areas that currently host most of our planet's modern biodiversity which would also be beneficial to the development of well-designed environmental restoration and conservation policies.
The local development of the scientific approach I am promoting is also at the core of the research project I am leading. I strongly believe that a good understanding of the past environmental history and ultimately the preservation of the rich ecosystems of the Global South tropical ecosystems would never be achieved without strong local skills and research initiatives whose emergence has so far been too limited.