Polynésie : Makatea, l’île la plus convoitée du Pacifique… mais à quel prix ? - Documentaire Complet
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Makatea, in the Tuamotu archipelago, a tiny island lost in the middle of the Pacific, was the nerve center of Polynesian industry from 1908 to 1966.
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Phosphate, essential for the production of agricultural fertilizers, was extracted there. When the mine closed, the atoll fell into oblivion. Today, only 78 people remain, fifteen hours by boat from Tahiti, far from the comforts of consumer society, but with a wealth still present in their soil: the natural phosphate that makes the island incredibly fertile.
Farmers, crab hunters, and copra producers have chosen to live solely off the resources of this unique land. A traditional but modest way of life, now threatened. An Australian billionaire plans to revive phosphate mining on Makatea in exchange for a promise to rehabilitate the atoll, modernize it, and provide jobs for all residents.
00:00 - Makatea, the fertile atoll of the Pacific
01:19 - The golden age of phosphate in Polynesia
02:53 - A forgotten island at a crossroads
04:00 - Living off Makatea's resources today
05:20 - Jacky, cultivating land without pesticides
09:16 - Hunting the kaveu and living off the island
10:59 - Jenny and the fight for copra
17:49 - Crab hunting in the ghost town
23:32 - The boat, a vital link to the rest of the world
27:58 - Should the phosphate mine be reopened?
32:22 - Healthy land to protect
37:12 - The wounds left by the old mine
40:09 - Another future for Makatea?
46:33 - The tourism gamble on the island
48:24 - Mine or nature: Makatea's choice
Title: MAKATEA, THE COVETED LAND
A film by Claire PERDRIX
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Polynésie : Makatea, l’île la plus convoitée du Pacifique… mais à quel prix ? - Documentaire Complet
Un Max de Patrimoine & Découvertes.
202,833 views
Makatea, in the Tuamotu archipelago, a tiny island lost in the middle of the Pacific, was the nerve center of Polynesian industry from 1908 to 1966.
Subscribe to the Un Max de Patrimoine et Découvertes channel 👉 https://bit.ly/49wwHx5
Phosphate, essential for the production of agricultural fertilizers, was extracted there. When the mine closed, the atoll fell into oblivion. Today, only 78 people remain, fifteen hours by boat from Tahiti, far from the comforts of consumer society, but with a wealth still present in their soil: the natural phosphate that makes the island incredibly fertile.
Farmers, crab hunters, and copra producers have chosen to live solely off the resources of this unique land. A traditional but modest way of life, now threatened. An Australian billionaire plans to revive phosphate mining on Makatea in exchange for a promise to rehabilitate the atoll, modernize it, and provide jobs for all residents.
00:00 - Makatea, the fertile atoll of the Pacific
01:19 - The golden age of phosphate in Polynesia
02:53 - A forgotten island at a crossroads
04:00 - Living off Makatea's resources today
05:20 - Jacky, cultivating land without pesticides
09:16 - Hunting the kaveu and living off the island
10:59 - Jenny and the fight for copra
17:49 - Crab hunting in the ghost town
23:32 - The boat, a vital link to the rest of the world
27:58 - Should the phosphate mine be reopened?
32:22 - Healthy land to protect
37:12 - The wounds left by the old mine
40:09 - Another future for Makatea?
46:33 - The tourism gamble on the island
48:24 - Mine or nature: Makatea's choice
Title: MAKATEA, THE COVETED LAND
A film by Claire PERDRIX
©13prods