The French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development, or Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), is a French science and technology establishment under the joint supervision of the French Ministries of Higher Education and Research and Foreign Affairs.

It operates internationally from its headquarters in Marseille, and two metropolitan centres of Montpellier and Bondy.

It conducts scientific programs contributing to the sustainable development of the countries of the South, with an emphasis on the relationship between man and the environment.

Additionally, these programs encourage collaborations between countries in the global South.

A number of notable researchers are or have been associated with Institut de recherche pour le développement, including: