Can you introduce yourself?
I'm Marine Jourdren, I'm a 22 years old girl from France.
Why did you come here?
I wanted to do some volunteer work for the environment in the Pacific. I was interested in the waste management. I heard about VEPA on the internet and I had a good contacts with Don and Karen, so I decided to come to Tonga for a few weeks.
What do you do?
I'm a student in Political Sciences and Environment studies. During the last six months I did an intership for a Non Governmental Organization called OceansWatch, which dealt with Marine Conversation.
What interests you about the environment?
In France I lived near the sea and as I grew up I became more aware and concerned about environmental issues, especially about marine conservation, sea pollution and overfishing.
According to me, the protection of the environment is not only about protecting Earth species, but also and more importantly it is about ensuring the future of the populations who rely on these resources.
I can't help thinking the environment protection has two sides. One is specifically scientific and deals with nature conservation, endangered species, water and waste treatment etc... On the other hand, these scientific results can and must be integrated in human societies and politics to help for a better resources management. I find it really interesting to work in this in between because it drains lots of different stakeholders and when successful, it can help not only the environment but also to strengthen the social cohesion in a given community.
So how long you will be here in Vava'u?
For two weeks.
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