Thursday August 31st, 2023, we had the great pleasure of celebrating the ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ฃ๐๐ช๐๐ช๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ of Te mana o te moana new premises located in Faa’a within the Intercontinental Tahiti Resort – Tahiti, French Polynesia hotel in the presence of ๐๐ง๐จ.๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ช๐, who cut the symbolic wreath of our new Educational fare named ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ช.
We also had the honor of welcoming the Agriculture and Marine Resources Minister, in charge of Food and Research Mr. Taivini Teai, Education Minister Representatives Mr. Rony Teriipaia and the DGEE Director, the Direction of the Environment of French Polynesia, the French Polynesia Research Delegation, Mr. Robert Maker, from the Municipality of Faa’a as well as the Vice-Rector and the Territorial Delegate for Research and Technology.
After the ๐๐ฃ๐๐ช๐๐ช๐ง๐๐ก ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐๐ค๐ข๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ made by ๐๐ง. ๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฎ, co-founder and President of Te mana o te moana, our ๐ฃ๐๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข introduced itself to the guests. A ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ง๐ค๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ was then made by Dr. ๐ฟ๐ง ๐พรฉ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ง, co-founder and director of strategy, before discussing some of the association’s ๐ฃ๐๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐๐๐ฉ๐จ as part of its deployment on the island of Tahiti.
In addition to members of our ๐ฝ๐ค๐๐ง๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐จ, many of our ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐ฃ๐๐ง๐จ were present: the Pacific Beachcomber Group, Tahiti InterContinental Resort and Spa, Tetiaroa Society, the University of French Polynesia (UPF), the Insulary Resarch Center and Environmental Observatory (CRIOBE), the French Office for Biodiversity (OFB), the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Federation of Environmental Protection Associations (FAPE), Tahiti Tourism, the Maritime Cluster, the EPER Club, Fenua ma, the City, Youth and Sports Ministry in charge of associations, Air Tahiti Nui, Air Tahiti, Air Tetiaroa, EDT, Polynรฉsienne des eaux, Hinerava, Polynรฉsie Voyages, The Brando and RIGEL SAS, Ofina, Top Dive and Pew amongst others.
The inauguration allowed guests to visit the Tahiti ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐ฉ๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง set up in June 2023 and to discover our current residents, the dedicated ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ง๐ค๐ค๐ข, our ๐ค๐๐๐๐๐๐จ and ๐ฅ๐ช๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ง๐๐๐จ as well as the ๐๐๐ช๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ง๐ in which our educational programs, training sessions, and more broadly exchanges with other environmental associations and actions for the integration of young people take place.
Aย huge thank you to ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ก๐ and ๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฎ for their support and in particular the construction of the Fare pote, as well as to the Pacific Beachcomber group and the InterContinental Tahiti group who have supported and hosted us since 2004.
๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฎ ๐ซ๐จ๐ to all for your presence and your support!
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