Supporting community-based management & science-culture dialogue for enduring communities and sustainable coral reef ecosystems.

The Rāhui Center is a French Polynesian NGO supporting community-based coral reef ecosystems and resources management.

The coral reefs of French Polynesia cover a significant area – 15,000 km², approximately four times the size of the landmass. Although they are relatively well-preserved, they remain fragile in the face of climate change and human pressures (overfishing, pollution, urbanization). However, they play an essential role.

They contribute to coastline protection. / They provide food and income to families. / They are part of local cultures.

Given these challenges, they now require solutions rooted in local territories: rāhui and other locally managed marine ares, provide a strong and adapted respone to the communities’s needs for sustainable resource management.