Tara, parti du ponton d'honneur de la Cité de la Voile Eric Tabarly, en septembre 2009, la Cité a souhaité s'associer à l'expédition en vous invitant à la suivre en direct.
Au moyen d'une borne interactive située dans le hall de la Cité de la Voile Éric Tabarly jusqu'à la fin de l'expédition.

From July 1st until December 2010. Two big issues are especially exhibited: the vessel Tara and the science on board.
Also, the boat La Thalassa suggests you a visit on the boat or on the dockside. The topics presented are the life on board, fishing and oceanography!

Jean Louis Borloo, the minister of the Ecology, announced on Monday the creation of the « Explorers Think Thank », as part of the French Environmental reform “Grenelle de la mer”.

Members of this society get sponsorships agreement with the Ministry with two objectives: scientific and educational.

“ We have exceptional sailors, incredible explorers (…). We create an explorer Think Thank to give them a public helping hand”, declared Mr. Borloo while lauching this initiative.
The oceanographic vessel Tara is part of the four first projects approved in the program.

Source AFP
Copyright : G. CROSSAY/MEEDDAT

Come follow the Tara Oceans expedition in real time at the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie in Paris

The Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie is proud to host an educational
exhibit presented by Tara Expeditions. The exhibit, opening  on March 23rd
2010 and on display for a few months, will introduce the Tara Oceans
expedition and its goal, which is none other than improving scientific
knowledge about the micro-organisms populating the oceans of the globe - a
 marine life responsible for half of our planet's oxygen production.

The 120m2 display of the exhibition is divided into three parts, access to
which is free of charge:
- Tara, a research vessel
- The expedition, the journey, Tara in real-time
- Science on board

Practical informations :
Free of charge
Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie
30, avenue Corentin-Cariou - 75019 Paris
Metro Stop : Porte de la Villette - Cité des sciences
Open tuesday to saturday,
from 10am to 6pm, sundays from 10am to 7pm,
closed on mondays.

The last Tara newspaper is here! : Click here to download Le Journal Tara n°6

Learn while following the pace of the expedition

www.tarajunior.org is addressed to teachers offering various pedagogical tools (such as pedagogical memorandums, photos, videos, links …) and suggesting the creation of animation for their classes.

The “Club Tara Junior” for budding explorers

The website is also addressed directly to children through the Club Tara Junior proposing to them various educational and informational supports, such as newsletters, experiments, interviews, games and interactive competitions.

www.tarajunior.org

The United Nations proclaimed 2010 to be the International Year of Biodiversity, and people all over the world are working to safeguard this irreplaceable natural wealth and reduce biodiversity loss.

Tara Oceans is a project of the International Year of Biodiversity

Agence France-Presse has decided to provide its support to the Tara-Oceans international scientific expedition.
"The issue here is universal and the adventure singular," states Pierre Louette, CEO of the agency in a press release. "It involves informing as many as possible of the general public increaingly more of what our oceans are suffering, and yet what makes them still so rich, and spread a message of environmental awareness," adds Mr. Louette.
"By contributing through its information distributed to the entire world in science and awareness, the Agency is faithful to its missions," he concludes.