Further to an adopted recommending hold during the World Congress of the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) in 2004, The French Commitee of the IUCN created a work group for Overseas territories. Both, Te mana o te moana foundation and Te Honu Tea have presented an assessment of sea turtles conservation actions plan […]
2010, January 17th – International diving show in Paris
On the invitation of the GIE tahiti Tourism, Dr. Cecile Gaspar presented Te mana o te moanas’ actions in two specific areas: sea turtles and sting rays and the importance of the public awareness. In addition, the patron of our foundation, the astronaut Jean François Clervoy, was invited share his experiences in diving and zero […]
December 2009, te mana o te moana at Copenhaguen
Invited by the World Ocean Network, te mana o te moana was present at the world climate conference at Copenhaguen, Denmark, in December 2009. Te mana o te moana non profit foundation was the only polynesian structure attending the COP 15 conference, in spite of a special concern for the polynesian islands, many of which […]
2009 – October 5 to 9, Freediving documentary on whales of Rurutu
Te mana o te moana took part in the shooting of a documentary on whales of Rurutu featuring two international champions in freediving, Frederic Buyle and William Winram. The documentary is a result of collaboration between Christian Petron, manager of the company Cinemarine (France) and Boris Raim from Sound and Vision Company GMBH (Germany). […]
2009 – October 01, Te mana o te moana awarded by the group Veterinarians for sustainable development
Dr. Cécile Gaspar, veterinarian and president of te mana o te moana, has been awarded for “field activities for biodiversity conservation”. The profession of a veterinarian carries a lot of responsibilities from animal health to rural areas development, but also in biodiversity conservation and creating public awareness on this issue. The group “Veterinarians for sustainable […]
