The Group for Research and Protection of the Fauna and Flora of the Indian Ocean Islands is a multidisciplinary structure based on the Indian Ocean islands (Madagascar, Mayotte, Comoros). Our main aim is to save critically endangered and threatened species including lemurs, bats, birds and threatened plants in this region by proposing conservation strategies reconciling natural habitats conservation and natural resource uses. Through our works, we mobilize knowledge of ecology, population dynamics, biogeography, population genetics, phylogeography but also social sciences. The goal is to better understand the relationships between humans, biodiversity and natural habitats and to propose valuable conservation strategies. Our organization therefore works at the interface between fundamental research and conservation actions by collaborating with protected area managers, conservationists and local populations in order to better study the evolution of emblematic and endangered species and thus define more appropriate protection, collection and management policies. Being a regional structure bringing together scientists from several countries (Madagascar, Comoros, Mayotte, etc.), our study strategies consist in promoting the sharing of knowledge on the biodiversity of the region through seminars, conferences and scientific workshops. The aim is to set up a platform for exchanges between Master's, doctoral, post-doctoral students and teacher-researchers in the region.