Lamya Essemlali
| Lamya Essemlali | |
|---|---|
 Paul Watson, Lamya Essemlali (2012). | |
| Born |
1979 (age 36–37) Gennevilliers, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Chairperson of Sea Shepherd France |
| Employer | Sea Shepherd Conservation Society |
| Website | Sea 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’s degree in Business Communications.
In 2005, she meet at a conference in Paris, Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Together they founded in 2006,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.[6]
So, she published the book "Captain Paul Watson , interview with a pirate" in 2012,.[7][8]
Books
- (French) Capitaine Paul Watson, entretien avec un pirate, by Lamya Essemlali, Paul Watson (2012) {ISBN 978-2-7234-8691-0}
References
- ↑ "Lamya Essemlali, Sea Shepherd". onegreenplanet.org. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ↑ "SSCS France". Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ↑ (French) "Lamya Essemlali, la justicière de la mer". jeuneafrique.com. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ↑ (French) ""Rage bleue" pour protéger les thons rouges". rfi.fr. 6 June 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ (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.
- ↑ "Requiem for the sharks of La Reunion Island ?". seashepherd.nl. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ "Captain Paul Watson: Interview with a Pirate". books.google.fr. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ↑ "Captain Paul Watson: Interview With a Pirate tells it like it is". straight.com. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2015.