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Lamya Essemlali
Lamya Essemlali (2012).
Born1979 (age 44–45)
Gennevilliers, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationChairperson of Sea Shepherd France
EmployerSea Shepherd Conservation Society
WebsiteSea Shepherd France

Lamya Essemlali (born in 1979) is a French environmental activist, of Moroccan origin.[1] She's the chairperson of Sea Shepherd France[2] and Campaign Coordinator for Sea Shepherd Global.

Biography

Early and personal life

Lamya’s family is originally from Morocco, but she was born and grew up in Gennevilliers (France), near Paris.[3]

Activism

Environmental activist, she has a Master’s degree in Environmental Sciences and an associate degree in Business Communications.

At a conference in Paris in 2005, she meets Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. In 2006 the both of them founded Sea Shepherd France and she became the President of the association in 2008. She has led several campaigns for Sea Shepherd Global in the Mediterranean Sea, the Faroe Islands ("GrindStop" campaign) and the Indian Ocean (Réunion Island) to defend bluefin tuna,[4] dolphins and pilot whales,[5] and sharks.

She published the book "Captain Paul Watson , interview with a pirate" in 2012,.[6][7]

Books

  • (in French) Capitaine Paul Watson, entretien avec un pirate, by Lamya Essemlali, Paul Watson (2012) ISBN 978-2-7234-8691-0

References

  1. ^ "Lamya Essemlali, Sea Shepherd". onegreenplanet.org. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  2. ^ "SSCS France". Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  3. ^ (in French) "Lamya Essemlali, la justicière de la mer". jeuneafrique.com. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  4. ^ (in French) ""Rage bleue" pour protéger les thons rouges". rfi.fr. 6 June 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  5. ^ (in French) "Sea Shepherd s'en va en guerre contre les chasseurs de dauphins des îles Féroé". lemonde.fr. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  6. ^ Essemlali, Lamya; Watson, Paul (2013). Captain Paul Watson: Interview with a Pirate. ISBN 9781770851733. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  7. ^ "Captain Paul Watson: Interview With a Pirate tells it like it is". straight.com. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
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