Claire Nouvian, ocean defender

"Claire Nouvian, défenseure des océans"
French B2 writing exercise

Anne and Guillaume talk about French green activist and journalist Claire Nouvian.

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Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "have you ever...", "to found (an association)", "an NGO (acronym)", "to work to [do]", "marine (adj.)", "a species", "to succeed in [doing]", "to highlight (situation)", "an issue (societal)", "industrial fishing", "oceanic", "biodiversity", "to lead to [something]", "a ban (law)", "deep-sea trawling (fishing practice)", "such a [adj.] + [noun]", "it's no surprise that...", "a prize", "to care about (topic)", "commitment", "a lobby", "to deserve one's admiration", "to prove that...", "a concrete action", "a regulation", "to make the difference", "when it comes to [doing]".

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- Have you ever heard of the work of Claire Nouvian? - Yes, of course, she's the one who founded the NGO "Bloom", which works to protect the marine environment and species. They succeeded in highlighting the issue of industrial fishing and its disastrous impact of oceanic biodiversity, which led to a ban of deep-sea trawling in European waters in 2016. - I remember that, it was such an important victory for ecology! It was therefore no surprise when, in 2018, she received the Goldman Environmental Prize, which is a bit like an Environmental Nobel Prize. - She is a true source of inspiration for all those who care about ecology. Her commitment and her bravery against powerful lobbies deserve our admiration. She proves that concrete actions and better regulations can make the difference when it comes to preserving and protecting our planet.

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