In 2012, a retired French couple began restoring a small, devastated island in the Philippines’ Palawan UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, planting thousands of trees and mangroves and rebuilding reefs. Their Sea Academy spreads knowledge of the Reserve’s crucial food and economic importance for the local population. In a different way, “Mama Ranger” and the young rangers and scientists of reserve’s isolated Tubatahah reefs, share what they learn of the area’s wildlife with local fishermen and visiting divers. –– SJPH
- DirectorClément Pourtal, Jérôme Brousse
- ScreenwriterClément Pourtal, Jérôme Brousse
- ProducerClément Pourtal
- CastSulubaaï Environmental Foundation, Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park and World Heritage Site, Community Centered Conservation, Clément Pourtal
In 2012, a retired French couple began restoring a small, devastated island in the Philippines’ Palawan UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, planting thousands of trees and mangroves and rebuilding reefs. Their Sea Academy spreads knowledge of the Reserve’s crucial food and economic importance for the local population. In a different way, “Mama Ranger” and the young rangers and scientists of reserve’s isolated Tubatahah reefs, share what they learn of the area’s wildlife with local fishermen and visiting divers. –– SJPH
- DirectorClément Pourtal, Jérôme Brousse
- ScreenwriterClément Pourtal, Jérôme Brousse
- ProducerClément Pourtal
- CastSulubaaï Environmental Foundation, Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park and World Heritage Site, Community Centered Conservation, Clément Pourtal