EPISODE 45 - TITOUAN BERNICOT ON SAVING CORAL REEFS

Titouan Bernicot is the founder and CEO of Coral Gardeners, a reef restoration project based in Mo’orea, French Polynesia with a mission to revolutionise ocean conservation and generate collaboration to save the reef.

Titouan has an incredible backstory that frames his passion and dedication for saving coral reefs. Growing up on isolated atolls with his pearl harvesting family, the ocean was entrenched in every aspect of his life where a healthy coral reef was essential to the survival of his family and the industry that sustained them.

Fast forward to Titouan as a young surfer who began witnessing the coral reefs he loved so dearly in a state of decline and death and you can understand his motivation in doing all in his power to protect and restore the underwater biomes surrounding his island home and beyond.

Coral Gardeners illustrate an impeccable example of how to build global awareness to pursue local outcomes that in turn will create planetary results. Through their creative communications and exceptional ability to take ‘viewers’ from all around the world into their underwater world they not only inspire and educate the masses but motivate people to support their mission by adopting corals, donating and purchasing merchandise.

If you haven’t taken a dive into the world Coral Gardeners we strongly encourage you to do so via the following links:

Coral Gardeners on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coralgardeners/

Coral Gardeners website: https://www.coralgardeners.org/

Coral Gardeners on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzyDUsGn3UfKT0dnCbwwXkA

Titouan Bernicot on Instagram (@toutiess): https://www.instagram.com/toutiess/