{"id":1142,"date":"2011-04-20T19:31:59","date_gmt":"2011-04-20T19:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.imagiinate.com\/temanaotemoana\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2025-09-18T10:25:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T20:25:05","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.temanaotemoana.org\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\t\tWHO WE ARE\t<\/h1>\n\t<p>Founded in 2004, the association Te mana o te moana acts for the protection of the Polynesian marine environment, and especially sea turtles, through awareness-raising, education and conservation activities.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.temanaotemoana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/27novembre2004-003-284x213.jpg\" alt=\"27novembre2004 003\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"27novembre2004 003\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<h2>\n\t\t\tObjective\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Te mana o te moana&#8217;s objective is to implement concrete actions to understand, educate and protect the Polynesian marine environment.<\/p>\n<h1 data-animation-delay=\"0.0\" data-animation-duration=\"1\">\n\t\t\tOur Areas of Action\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.temanaotemoana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/QUI-border.png\" alt=\"QUI-border\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"QUI-border\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.temanaotemoana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Axe_tortues-600x192.jpg\" alt=\"sea-turtles\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"192\" width=\"600\" title=\"sea-turtles\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t<p>Implementation of actions to understand, care for and protect the sea turtles of French Polynesia.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.temanaotemoana.org\/en\/recherche-et-conservation\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRESEARCH &amp; CONSERVATION\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.temanaotemoana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Axe_education-recadr\u00e92-1.jpg\" alt=\"Axe_education-recadr\u00e92\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"192\" width=\"600\" title=\"Axe_education-recadr\u00e92\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t<p>Creation of learning supports, programs and projects to raise awareness on the protection of the marine environment.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.temanaotemoana.org\/en\/education-2\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEDUCATION\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h1>\n\t\t\tTe mana o te moana in key figures\t<\/h1>\n\t<ul>\n<li><strong>19 years of existence<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>More than&nbsp;<strong>650 sea turtles <\/strong>cared for in our Care center in Moorea<\/li>\n<li><strong>140 000 children educated <\/strong>on environmental issues<\/li>\n<li>About&nbsp;<strong>3 400 sea turtle nesting sites reported<\/strong>&nbsp;on&nbsp;Tetiaroa<\/li>\n<li>About&nbsp;<strong>800 sea turtles observed and photo-identified<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>6 coral gardens and paths<\/strong> created<\/li>\n<li><strong>900 sightings of marine mammals<\/strong> reported<\/li>\n<li>Close to <strong>480 events&nbsp;<\/strong>celebrated<\/li>\n<li>More than&nbsp;<strong>190 tv reports&nbsp;<\/strong>and&nbsp;<strong>695 press articles<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>More than <strong>21 tons of waste collected<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>And much more&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 data-animation-delay=\"0.0\" data-animation-duration=\"1\">\n\t\t\tPARTNERS\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.temanaotemoana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/QUI-border.png\" alt=\"QUI-border\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"QUI-border\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t<p>Several organizations are precious partners of Te mana o te moana: financial support, technical expertise, international exposure, etc. They are all provide valuable support to the association!<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.temanaotemoana.org\/en\/about-us\/partners\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLEARN MORE\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tMAKE A DONATION\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>Your generosity would allow us to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Maintain the operations of the association<\/strong> and more specifically at the Sea turtle care center<\/li>\n<li>Continue to <strong>educate young children and the general public<\/strong>&nbsp;on environmental concerns<\/li>\n<li><b>Create new research programs<\/b> on topics such as sea turtles, marine mammals, coral reefs, etc.<\/li>\n<li><b>Develop innovative solutions&nbsp;<\/b>to monitor but also protect the richness of the marine environment of French Polynesia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.temanaotemoana.org\/en\/donate\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDONATE NOW\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tOFFICE &amp; FACILITIES\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Since June 2023, Te&nbsp;mana o te moana is hosted within the <a href=\"https:\/\/tahiti.intercontinental.com\/?gclid=CL_oh_Tc__8CFQKhxQIdnzYKtw\">Intercontinental Tahiti Resort<\/a> in Faa&#8217;a. The facilities include :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>an office<\/li>\n<li>an education fare for the associations&#8217; education programs<\/li>\n<li>a care room for sea turtles care<\/li>\n<li>a welcome kiosk to welcome the general public<\/li>\n<li>an informative fare with information on the association and its actions<\/li>\n<li>a sea turtle lagoon for the turtles&#8217; rehabilitation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.temanaotemoana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_9074.jpeg\" alt=\"IMG_9074\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" title=\"IMG_9074\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.temanaotemoana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tempImageJDESB2.jpg\" alt=\"tempImageJDESB2\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"2268\" width=\"4032\" title=\"tempImageJDESB2\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.temanaotemoana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_9115.jpeg\" alt=\"IMG_9115\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" title=\"IMG_9115\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.temanaotemoana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/22.png\" alt=\"22\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"368\" width=\"490\" title=\"22\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.temanaotemoana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_9069.jpeg\" alt=\"IMG_9069\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" title=\"IMG_9069\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.temanaotemoana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tempImagel7evLs.jpg\" alt=\"tempImagel7evLs\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"2268\" width=\"4032\" title=\"tempImagel7evLs\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<h1>\n\t\t\tINTERNSHIPS\t<\/h1>\n\tTe mana o te moana regularly welcomes interns. Unfortunately, there are no more internships available until end of 2023.<br>\nWe wish you success in your further search!\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHO WE ARE Founded in 2004, the association Te mana o te moana acts for the protection of the Polynesian marine environment, and especially sea turtles, through awareness-raising, education and conservation activities. Objective Te mana o te moana&#8217;s objective is to implement concrete actions to understand, educate and protect the Polynesian marine environment. 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