PAREO : The Coral Reef Heritage of the Indian Ocean in our hand
Card game MARECO@Stéphanie Carrière
Work with educational actors and raise awareness among children about coral reef protection
Objectives
- Raise awareness among children and local communities about the protection of coral reefs
- Moving from knowledge to action
- Make children ambassadors for reef protection
Comoros, Mauritius, La Réunion, Seychelles
Tools and approaches
Discovering life underwater in St Leu EMPA, La Réunion ©GIP-RNMR
Planned actions
Transmit scientific knowledge to civil society
- via innovative and entertaining educational tools (MARECO)
- to children and fishermen/women communities
- training of trainers
Connect to your environment to better understand it
- Observe biodiversity in the field and without getting wet
- Understand the links between Man/Reef/Watershed
Valuing the local natural and cultural heritage
- Productions with local artists
Moving from knowledge to action
- School project/ Marine Educational Areas
Share experiences with other WIO islands
Promote the actions of the project to local decision makers
What's new for PAREO ?
May 2023
Coral reef party : restitution of the PAREO project in Mohéli, Tuesday May 30th in Nioumachoi
- reef games led by project students
- official opening, presentation of the project, Boléro children's show and prize-giving ceremony
The event will be broadcast live on the PAREO project FB page: https://www.facebook.com/PareoProject
May 2023
Children of Ndrondroni, Mohéli, get into the water as part of the PAREO project
Children from Ndrondroni elementary public school visited the islet of Wenefou, Moheli National Park, for the second time, to observe the coral reef.
March 2023
PAREO in Moheli, here we go!
Moheli is now hosting the PAREO project under Component C of the DIDEM program with the close collaboration of the Moheli National Park. Three schools are involved in this first phase of the project and will work on the establishment of an Educational Marine Area in the commune of Nioumachoi.
Wednesday October 12th 2022, the PAREO team will make an oral presentation during the 12th WIOMSA symposium, in Port Elizabeth.
Empowering children to make informed decisions in the SW Indian Ocean: analysis of the Educational Marine Areas program
Auteurs : Georgeta Stoica (CUFR Mayotte); Philippe Charpentier (CUFR Mayotte); Lola Massé (IRD UMR Espace-Dev); Christelle Morel (Réserve Naturelle Marine de la Réunion); Karine Pothin (Réserve Naturelle Marine de la Réunion); Allen Cedras (Seychelles Parks and Garden Authority); Pascale Chabanet (IRD, UMR Entropie)
Snorkelling session, Curieuse Marine park, Seychelles@IRD-Lola Massé
June 2022
A new Marine Educative Area in Pralin, Seychelles.
The creation of the Marine Educative Area is being implemented in Pralin, Seychelles, in partnership with the Seychelles Parks and Gardens Authority (SPGA). In this context, the MARECO poster has been translated into Seychellois Creole
A poster to learn the names of the fishes and to promote the linguistic heritage of the Indian Ocean islands
Fish = pwason in Seychellois Creole
A new version of the poster "the garden under the sea" from the MARECO kit has been produced with the names of the fish translated into Seychellois Creole.
August 2021
Restitution of the PAREO activities, in la Réunion, Mauritius and in Seychelles
For one year, pupils in Reunion, Seychelles and Mauritius worked hard while having fun and learning about protection of coastal and marine environments. They then participated in an exhibition to show their work.
What is next?
In 2023, the PAREO program will be implemented in Mohéli Island, Comoros, in partnership with the Mohéli National Park.
La Réunion Natural Marine Reserve @IRD-Pascale Chabanet
Context
The PAREO project is an innovative environmental education project that combines the transmission of scientific knowledge, discovery of the environment from the perspective of new technologies and concrete conservation actions.
It will be implemented in four islands of the Indian Ocean, Reunion, Mauritius, Seychelles and Mohéli in the Comoros. A common feature in all these islands is an exceptional reef heritage which unfortunately is degrading under human pressure. However, this ecosystem is a source of many benefits for local fisheries, coastline protection and the development of leisure and tourism. Coral reefs require enhanced protection which can be achieved through awareness programs for the benefit of all.
By working with the children of the islands during the school year, the project aims to implement conservation activities in order to forge links between science and society.
The PAREO program will be implemented primarily in Reunion Island, Mauritius and Seychelles from September 2020 to the end of 2022. DiDEM will extend this program to Comoros from mid-2022.
Partners
Association AIDE
Comoros
PAREO will also work with many local service providers such as educators, artists, divers, and videographers...