Donatien Tanret

PROFILE

Donatien Tanret manages the Pew Bertarelli Ocean Legacy Project’s work in French Polynesia. The campaign supports community-led initiatives to protect 30% of the French Polynesian waters and the creation of local traditional marine protected areas known as rāhui.

Before joining Pew, Tanret spent eight years developing environmental assessments and management plans for local organizations, which contributed to the development and establishment of nature conservation areas throughout French Polynesia.

Tanret holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and master’s degrees in environmental sciences and geography from the Université Caen Normandie.