Our vision
We build bridges between science and culture for sustainable marine resource management led by local communities .
Management rooted in Polynesian culture
Our approach is based on the ancestral practice of rāhui. Contemporary rāhui combine local knowledge and practices with scientific tools.
The Rāhui Center
Accompanying, training and supporting local initiatives
We mobilize interdisciplinary scientific expertise (biology, ecology, sociology, economics…) to co-develop with communities tailored management tools.
Our approach aims to make data understandable, accessible and useful to the local managers who make the decisions. Our aim is to enable local populations to steer the management of their resources themselves, in line with their knowledge, needs and visions.