About Eco-Sud
The actions of Eco-Sud concentrate particularly in the south of the island, our office is based in Blue Bay, where we began.
However, our field of action extends beyond this region, thanks to various collaborations and partnerships across the country.
The NGO's modus operandi is based on the strength of collective action. Our various projects are the result of thoughts and needs identified with the local community.
The Blue Lagoon Team
Jean-Pierre de Falbaire
Blue Lagoon committee chairman
Jean-Pierre grew up in Pointe D’Esny (Mauritius) and spent 15 years in Zimbabwe. During his first years in Africa, he worked as a bush pilot and he was marked by how well the national parks there were preserved. Back to Mauritius, and inspired by what he observed there, he wanted to get involved in the protection of natural resources in his country. The Blue Lagoon programme was created with the aim to preserve the Pointe D’Esny lagoon.
Doris Sénèque
Secretary
Member of the Blue Lagoon committee
Doris was one of the leaders of the group of inhabitants who set up the measures to protect the Blue Bay marine park in 1999. She also is one of the founding members of Eco-Sud and seats as the NGO secretary since its creation till now on.
Sébastien Sauvage
Communication and advocacy manager of Eco-Sud
Member of the Blue Lagoon committee
Sébastien is involved in Eco-Sud activities since the first steps of the NGO. He also held the role of the association’s vice-president from 2009 to 2018. He also is a committed citizen who cares a lot about the well being of his country and of its inhabitants.
Pramod Kumar Chumun (Shashi)
Blue Lagoon project director
Shashi joined the team in 2017. He has a PhD in Environment and Energy Systems delivered by the university of Shizuoka in Japan. He is specialized on the impacts of anthropic stress linked to climate change on the corals’ physiology. He is currently supervising the projects from the Blue Lagoon programme.
Sydney Perrine
Project coordinator
Sydney joined the Blue Lagoon programme in 2015. In the past, he worked for different NGOs (for instance the SHOALS Rodrigues during 14 years and the Reef Conservation in Mauritius). He is a certified PADI Divemaster and uses his experience and knowledge to rally the community through our awareness and educational programme. He also participates thoroughly to the fishes and corals species control in the Blue Bay lagoon.
Hanista Jhumun
Head of administration
Hanista obtained her BSc (Hons) in Marine Science and Technology from the University of Mauritius in 2015. She did an internship, from January 2016 to June 2017, within the scope of the Youth Employment Programme at the Albion Fisheries Research Center and Fishing Training and Extension Center. She afterwards joined the Blue Lagoon team in 2017 and currently works on projects linked to marine preservation, awareness and education.
Vasisht Seetapah
Project coordinator/ Marine guide trainer
Vasisht holds a BSc in Marine & Freshwater Sciences and Conservation Biology from the university Edith Cowan in Australia. He first joined the Blue Lagoon project as an intern, before being recruited as marine guide trainer in January 2018. Today, Vasisht trains and raises awareness among the different actors of the Grand Port lagoon, particularly those linked to the tourism industry in the marine environment.
Alasdair Harris, PhD
Technical advisor
Alasdair spent a long time looking at issues regarding the marine conservation in the Indian Ocean and expressed his will to contribute to the project. He is a member of the World Commission on Protected Areas. He won the IUCN World Conservation Union's Young Conservationist Award in 2010 and is the laureate of the Condé Nast Environment Award in 2009. He is currently based in Madagascar.
The Blue Lagoon Team Contributors
Andrew Fletcher
Lagoon Monitoring Manager
September 2012-January 2013
Anthony de Kroon
Project Manager
September 2012- January 2013
Dennis Van der Burgh
Project Manager
February 2013- June 2013
Karin Lampe
Project Manager
September 2012- January 2013
Martijn Groenbroek
Project Manager
February 2013- June 2013
Paul Berends
Project Manager
September 2012- January 2013
Rosan Koops
Project Manager
September 2013- January 2014
Dirk-jan Smelt
Project Manager
September 2013- January 2014
Emma Montocchio
Volunteer Programme Assistant
September 2013- January 2014
Gilles Van Leeuwen
Project Manager
February 2014- June 2014
Anna Schmieg
Project Manager
July 2014- November 2014
Sophie Bellin
Project Manager
August 2015- February 2016
Aaron Critchley
Project Manager
August 2015- February 2016
Rachael Perkins
Project Manager
August 2015- February 2016
Rachele Sauvage
Project Manager
August 2015- February 2016
Eco-Sud Committee
2019
Chairman: Alain de Falbaire
Vice-President: Rachèle Bhoyroo
Treasurer: Hervé Sénèque
Vice-Treasurer: Danièle Sauvage
Secretary: Doris Sénèque
Vice-Secretary: Pierre Sénèque
2018
Chairman: Alain de Falbaire
Vice-Chairman: Sébastien Sauvage
Treasurer: Hervé Sénèque
Vice-Treasurer: Julia Maigrot
Secretary: Doris Sénèque
Vice-Secretary: Pierre Sénèque
Our Values
Dialogue
Responsibility
Collective strength
Scientific Expertise
Transparency
