Nickel Island

Before the documentary "The Nickel Island", projection of a 8 minutes extract of "Corals deciphering climate".

Nickel Island (The)

Directed by

Patrick Desenne

Written by

Patrick Desenne

Produced by

Europimages / France 5 / Institut de la Recherche pour le Développement

Documentary, France, 2007, 52 min

Jewel of the marine and terrestrial biodiversity, New Caledonia, is home to rare species. And one of the largest world reserves of nickel, the first resource of the island, where extraction and processing can have a significant environmental impact.
Between protection of a unique and economic windfall, populations, communities, industries are turning to scientists ... This film demonstrates, in beautiful landscapes, the role of science, facing sustainable development.

Corals deciphering climate

Directed by

Fabrice Papillon, Grillot Pierre

Written by

Fabrice Papillon, Grillot Pierre

Produced by

IRD, Scientifilms, CNRS Images

Documentary, France, 2006, 52 min

The film follows the most important coral scientific mission on Tahiti, Southern Pacific. The scientific are looking for new answers on global warming.
The research and its results engage in a future of our planet and in survival of certain populations. The alarming state of some South pacific atols points to necessity of fast and co-ordinated action of governments from all around the world. Coral is both witness and victim of global changes of the climate.

Debate with :

• Patrice Desenne, director
• Pascale Chabanet, PhD in Marine Environment - Institute for Development Research - Noumea
• Christophe Aran, Research Director - Veolia