Christian H. Jost is a French geographer. Christian (Henri) Jost is Professor Emeritus at University de Lorraine (France) and Researcher at the Center for Insular Research and Observatory of the Environment
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one of France's leading laboratories for the study of coral ecosystems. He was Professor of Geography and Development at the University of French Polynesia from 2011 to 2018
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in Tahiti (Fr).

Background

After thirteen years in various position and universities in Africa (Zaïre, Rwanda, Cameroon, Togo) and two years on development projects in India (Andhra-Pradesh and Gujarat), he went as professor at the

University of New Caledonia The University of New Caledonia UNC (''Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie'') is a French university which is part of the Academy of New Caledonia located in Nouméa. The university goes back to 1987 when the ''Université Française du Pacifi ...

where he opened the first diploma in geography (BSc) and also spent a year as visiting fellow at the

University of Sydney The University of Sydney (USYD), also known as Sydney University, or informally Sydney Uni, is a public research university located in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and is one of the country's si ...

. He then moved to the

University of Lorraine – Metz A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...

where he was director of the Geographical Research Center from 2006 to 2011, then joined the

University of French Polynesia The University of French Polynesia (french: Université de la Polynésie française) is a French university located in Puna'auia, French Polynesia. History Created by a decree of May 29, 1987, the university was originally called French Pac ...

, where he is dean of the Faculty of Human Sciences, Languages and Literature. He is associated researcher wit
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Research unit of CNRS Paris Sorbonne 1, IV, Paris 7 universities and IRD.

Contributions

His research domains are - Systems of constraints and challenges of development and environmental management in the Global South - Eco-geosystemic evolution, coastal dynamics, geopolitics and valorization of the territory of La Passion - Clipperton - Water and Risks - Island Geosystems - Sociocultural and Ecosystem Values and Indicators of Landscapes as Decision Support. The author of over 150 scientific papers on various subjects, Jost is particularly associated with

Clipperton Island Clipperton Island ( or ; ) is an uninhabited, coral atoll in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is from Paris, France, from Papeete, Tahiti, and from Mexico. It is an Overseas France, overseas state private property of France under direct authori ...

on which he has worked for over twenty years (with 5 expeditions). Surveys he made there in 1997 and 2001 (confirmed in 2005) established that Clipperton is the largest colony of masked boobies in the world, with 110,000 individuals at that time. Jost was a member of SURPACLIPP, Viviane Solis-Weiss's 1997 Franco—Mexican oceanographic expedition to Clipperton (a joint venture of the

National Autonomous University of Mexico The National Autonomous University of Mexico ( es, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM) is a public research university in Mexico. It is consistently ranked as one of the best universities in Latin America, where it's also the bigges ...

and the University of New Caledonia), then led the 2001 follow-up expedition Passion 2001, which provided updated data on the geography, environment, water resources and management constraints of the atoll. In April 2015 he organized the international scientific expedition PASSION 2015 with the assistance of the French Navy and French Army and brought fourteen scientists from France, France Overseas territories and Mexico to study reef biota, coastal dynamics, and inventory of flora, waste and fauna, etc. This was followed in October by an Important Colloquium he co-organized with French Deputy Deputy Philippe Folliot an
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ONG at the French Assemblée Nationale (Parliament). He has been widely invited to give Conferences, Master or Doctorate seminars, or participate in international workshops and conferences (Québec several universities; Rio de Janeiro, UFF, 2011 as co-organizer of the first world Congress on ''Risks and civil security'', invited by the Charles Darwin Foundation, Galapagos at the international Workshop on sustainable development of islands facing tourism; invited by Tioumen State University, Siberia, Russia, 2010 for an international workshop on sustainable development; Agadir and Fès, Marocco, from 2008 annually for Conferences and Master courses and student field tour; Cuba, Uni. La Havanna, 2007, 2008; Hawaii, Manoa Uni. & EWC; Mexico, UNAM; Sydney, Uni. Sydney, UNSW; Suva, USP, Fiji islands; Port-Vila, Vanuatu, etc.). Jost has also researched and written on other aspects of geography and ecology of the Pacific Ocean, and has worked, studied, and traveled extensively in Africa and Asia.

Works

Books

* Christian Jost and Philippe Folliot, 2018. ''La Passion - Clipperton. L'île sacrifiée''. Ed. La Bibliotèca / CPOM, 200 pages *

Articles, presentations, and scientific papers

:''Partial list'' * Jost C., 2017. La Passion – Clipperton : l’île de toutes les passions et convoitises, in Regnault J.-M. & Al Wardi S., ''L’Océanie convoitée''. CNRS Editions Paris, chap. 1 * Jost C., yearly since 1997. Vanuatu et Wallis et Futuna, in '' http://www.agora-francophone.org/'', Editions CIDEF-AFI, Québec. * Tarrats M. & Jost C., 2016. Isolement et enclavement géographiques des îles Marquises, sources de contraintes et d’originalités. ''In Galzin R., Duron S.-D. & Meyer J.-Y. (eds), Biodiversité terrestre et marine des îles Marquises, Polynésie française''. Société française d’Ichtyologie, Paris: 13–40. * Bambridge T., Jost C., 2016. Interférences entre l’exploration/exploitation minière sous-marine et les autres activités, Chap. IV-3, ''in Le Meur P.-Y., Cochonat P.,David C.,Geronimi V., Samadi S. (coord.), 2016 – Les ressources minérales profondes en Polynésie française''. Marseille, IRD Éditions, coll. Expertise collégiale, bilingue français-anglais + tahitien, 288 p. * Jost C. (éd.), 2013. Gestion du risque et sécurité civile: résilience, adaptation, stratégies.
Revue Géographique de l'Est
', vol. 53 / 1-2 * Jost C., 2010. Contraintes et enjeux de développement de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, ''ECHOGEO
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11, DOI : 10.4000/echogeo.11612 * * * * (given at the Symposium ''Aires protégées insulaires et littorales tropicales'' 'Protected Islands and Coastal Tropical Areas', Nouméa (New Caledonia), 30 and 31 October October 2001) * *Jost C., 2001, Système de support à la décision pour une gestion concertée de l’eau. Une approche intégrée du comportement social et des risques aux Iles Loyauté (Nouvelle-Calédonie). Revue Internationale de Géomatique, N° Spécial SIG et développement du territoire, Vol. 11, n°3-4, p. 135–160.

Films

Films - participation

* THALASSA Reportage "'
Clipperton, une Île au centre du monde
''." 2017. France 3 Television Channel Magazine. Film abou

organized by Robert Schmieder and Expedition PASSION directed by Christian Jost. * National Geographic - Pristine Seas "'
Clipperton - Ile de la Passion
' 2016 or watch it on th
page of Clipperton Program UPF

References

External links

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Clipperton - Projets d'Outre-Mer (CPOM)
French NGO, Funding and acting President Christian Jost (in French) {{DEFAULTSORT:Jost, Christian Living people French geographers Year of birth missing (living people)