- Henri Blaffart
Henri Blaffart (
June 22 ,1965 -March 21 ,2008 ) was a Belgianconservationist andenvironmentalist . cite news |first=|last=|title=CI Mourns Death of Conservationist Henri Blaffart in New Caledonia |url=http://www.conservation.org/newsroom/pressreleases/Pages/ci-mourns-henri-blaffart.aspx|work=Conservation International |publisher= |date=2008-03-24 |accessdate=2008-04-20]Blaffart graduated from the
Faculty of Agronomic Science of Gembloux inBelgium in 1990 with a degree inagronomy , with an emphasis onforests andwater . Blaffart began working on various conservation projects throughout the world following his graduation, includingEthiopia ,Cambodia ,Samoa andPapua New Guinea before moving toNew Caledonia .Blaffart began working on a
Conservation International project, the Mont Panié Special Botanical Reserve project inNew Caledonia , in 2002. He officially joined Conservation International in 2006 as the Mont Panié project chief. Blaffart worked with theKanak communities on theenvironmental management of Mont Panié, which is located in New Caledonia's North Province. He actively worked with a number of New Caledonian organizations to protect the Mont Panié reserve, inclduing the government of North Province, the Dayu Biik Association, which comprises local Kanak tribes, theCaledonian Institute of Agronomy and other scientific, social and governmental organizations.Henri Blaffart was swept away and accidentally drowned while trying to cross the
Tiendanite River in North Province onMarch 21 ,2008 . He was 42 years old and was survived by his mother and sister, who both reside in Belgium.External links
* [http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/03/24/floods-kill-two-in-new-caledonia Pacific Magazine: Floods Kill Two In New Caledonia]
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