Tamatoa Bambridge is a sociologist. Since 1995, he has been analyzing the expression of legal and cultural pluralism in the management of land and sea tenure in the Pacific. In 2001, he completed his doctoral thesis on land claims in the Austral Islands, then pursued his career in the field of environmental anthropology. Now a specialist in Rāhui, he is interested in the contemporary governance of marine areas, ecosystem services of coral reefs, watershed management, and local knowledge related to biodiversity.

Research Director at CNRS