In French Polynesia, we are involved with schools in order to introduce students to marine fauna, particularly sea turtles. Every year, thanks to dedicated teachers, hundreds of students from primary schools and colleges in Bora Bora and Maupiti are made aware of poaching and ocean pollution.
Photos: Sébastien, President of the Defense: Wildlife Conservation Projects association, has been raising awareness among Polynesians and young people about sea turtles and ocean pollution since 2005.
In Metropolitan France, we raise awareness among primary and secondary school students, particularly in Paris and the Paris region, about the poaching of elephants, primates and sea turtles, as well as the destruction of their habitats. We set up workshops with school teachers so that students can express themselves on the subject and work on it upstream.
Pupils can discover very concretely the ravages of poaching by being able to handle pieces of elephant tusk.
Photo: Sébastien raises the awareness of the pupils of a CP class about elephants, in the 19th arrondissement in Paris.