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Jean Wiener
Environmentalist

Jean Wiener

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Helping establish Haiti’s Three Bays marine protected area.

Three Bays · Sustainable fishing

Born
Unknown
Birthplace
Haiti

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Jean Wiener

Jean Wiener is a Haitian marine biologist and conservation advocate. His work combines coastal protection with community participation in sustainable fishing.

Early life

Early concern

Growing up in Haiti, he witnessed environmental degradation and later studied biology at the University of Bridgeport.

Career

  1. 1992

    FoProBiM

    Founded a marine-biodiversity organisation after returning to Haiti.

  2. 2015

    Goldman Prize

    Received the environmental award for his conservation work.

Selected work

Three Bays

Helped establish Haiti’s first marine protected area.

Sustainable fishing

Worked with fishing communities to protect coastal resources.

Beyond work

Local participation

Connects environmental protection with the livelihoods of people using the coast.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Goldman Environmental Prize biography ↗

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Photo: Goldman Environmental Prize. Copyrighted image; source credit retained · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.