FROM THE PUNAAUIA WORKSITE, MESSAGES FOR THE SEA AND FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
In Tahiti, the new marine outfall project for the Punaauia wastewater treatment plant is more than a technical infrastructure project. It is also part of a broader approach that connects engineering, environmental protection and knowledge sharing.
Alongside the worksite, Geocean chose to support Tamari’i No Te Moana, a Punaauia-based association committed to raising awareness among young people and the local community about marine environmental issues. Through this initiative, the objective is clear: to help protect the lagoon not only through engineering, but also through education, pedagogy and the transmission of knowledge.
A project that serves the local community beyond its technical purpose
The Punaauia project addresses a concrete need: replacing an ageing marine outfall in order to improve the sanitation system and better preserve the local ecosystem. It reflects Geocean’s ambition to deliver sustainable offshore engineering solutions that are firmly rooted in the realities of the territory and attentive to the surrounding environment.
Within the project communication plan, CSR plays a central role. The video capsules and blog articles dedicated to local initiatives are designed to alternate with more operational content, showing that a construction project can also create tangible social and environmental value.
This is the context in which the project led by Tamari’i No Te Moana was selected.
Tamari’i No Te Moana: raising awareness of the marine environment in Punaauia
Based in Punaauia, Tamari’i No Te Moana is leading a project with a strong educational dimension. Its ambition is to raise awareness among students and the local population about marine environmental challenges, while promoting an interactive and engaging approach to education. The aim is to reach a broad audience throughout the 2025 school year.
Geocean’s support contributes to several key actions:
- school outreach sessions,
- the development of educational materials,
- and the organisation of an awareness day.
The budget presented for this project includes activities in primary schools, an intervention at Henri Hiro middle school, the creation of educational kits and the organisation of a dedicated awareness event.
This approach directly responds to a simple but essential challenge: protecting the lagoon in the long term also means explaining its balance, its fragility and the everyday behaviours that help preserve it.
Educating young people to protect the lagoon over the long term
On an island territory such as Tahiti, the relationship with the sea shapes daily life, local uses, landscapes and resources. Preserving the lagoon is therefore a very concrete issue for residents, schools and local stakeholders alike.
By supporting Tamari’i No Te Moana, Geocean chose to back an initiative capable of creating a direct connection between young people and their marine environment. The project does not simply transmit theoretical knowledge. It also seeks to build a more sensitive and practical understanding of the ocean, biodiversity and everyday environmental responsibility.
This approach is fully aligned with the editorial objective defined for the second CSR phase of the Punaauia project: positioning Geocean as a stakeholder in the territory’s environmental education efforts. The dedicated video capsule, titled “Inspiring Future Generations”, was designed to highlight the awareness trip organised with Tamari’i No Te Moana, in connection with a site visit by middle school students and a presentation at the university.
In other words, the worksite also becomes a platform for learning and transmission.
From the worksite to the classroom: explaining, sharing and opening perspectives
The additional CSR actions planned around the project confirm this intention to build bridges between the infrastructure, the sea and younger audiences. The programme notably includes:
- a site visit for a middle school class, with a presentation of the project and marine-related professions,
- and a project presentation for students at the University of French Polynesia.
These moments of exchange make it possible to introduce the realities of the project while also placing it within a broader framework: environmental protection, sustainable management of marine infrastructure and the skills mobilised locally.
From this perspective, the support given to Tamari’i No Te Moana takes on its full meaning. It helps connect a technical operation with an educational dynamic, and embeds the project within a long-term logic: acting today, passing on tomorrow.
A video that highlights another dimension of the Punaauia project
The video capsule dedicated to this CSR initiative was designed to highlight this human and environmental dimension. It does not simply present a sponsorship action or a local partnership. It shows how Geocean embeds its intervention within a broader approach, where awareness and knowledge sharing are part of the impact being sought.
The video also makes visible another side of the Punaauia project: a worksite that does not only act on infrastructure, but also supports meaningful initiatives for the local territory.
Through Tamari’i No Te Moana, one simple conviction is expressed: protecting the lagoon also depends on young people, education and a stronger understanding of marine environmental challenges.
A CSR commitment rooted in local realities
The CSR call for projects launched by Geocean at the Punaauia site was based on several criteria: positive impact on the population, social value, local relevance, environmental impact and the ability to deliver concrete results before the end of 2025.
Tamari’i No Te Moana was one of the two associations selected through this process.
This choice reflects a demanding approach to CSR: supporting not a general intention, but a precise, locally rooted initiative capable of delivering real and lasting impact for the community.
In Punaauia, this logic carries particular meaning. Protecting the lagoon does not rely only on technical choices. It also requires involving residents, opening dialogue with younger generations and building a shared culture of marine environmental preservation.
One shared ambition: building and passing on
The Punaauia project illustrates the way Geocean sees its role: delivering a reliable technical response to a sanitation challenge, while also supporting local initiatives that strengthen the link between the worksite, the environment and the community.
With Tamari’i No Te Moana, this ambition takes the form of a concrete awareness initiative, rooted in Punaauia and focused on the future. It reminds us that a worksite can also be a place for learning, dialogue and transmission.
🎥 Discover the capsule dedicated to this educational initiative supported by Geocean in Punaauia:
https://youtu.be/KnKc2x3h0jk
