Carte blanche at UNESCO

Round table moderator: Alison Faynot, UNESCO

Trained in underwater archaeology and its promotion to the general public, Alison Faynot develops international cooperation projects for the protection of underwater cultural heritage, including the first international underwater archaeological mission organized under the aegis of UNESCO in the heart of the Sicilian/Cape Bon Channel in the Mediterranean.

Kalliopi Baika, AMU - CCJ

Kalliopi Baika, underwater archaeologist and lecturer at Aix-Marseille University (UNESCO Chair & UNITWIN Network), specializes in the study of maritime and coastal archaeological sites in the Mediterranean. Since 2013, she has been training the next generation of underwater archaeologists through the International Master of Maritime and Coastal Archaeology at Aix-Marseille University, for which she is co-director of scientific coordination.  

Aimée Bouchet, Adret Studio

After studying environmental law and specializing in Biodiversity and Territory at the Sorbonne, Aimée Bouchet turned to documentary filmmaking, using images and writing to question the relationship between human societies and nature. Focusing in particular on indigenous peoples, Aimée seeks to question a world in the throes of change.

Thierry Perez, CNRS Research Director, Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Écologie Marine et Continentale (IMBE)

Trained as an oceanographer specializing in sponges, Thierry Perez is a specialist in marine biology and ecology. He explores marine biodiversity and, since the start of his career, has been involved in interdisciplinary research, notably with environmental history, to study the effects of global change on marine ecosystems.

Photo: Manuel Añò