Isabelle Marie Paulette Ohlen is a politician from New Caledonia.[1]
Biography
editOhlen began her career as a teacher in the province of Poindimié before entering politics.[1] From 2004 to 2008, she held the position of vice-president of the Congress of New Caledonia.[2] From 2010 to 2012, she held a number of positions on Congress committees and working groups.[3][4] As a politician, she was a member of the L'Avenir Ensemble (Future Together party).[5]
Ohlen represented New Caledonia in Washington, D.C. to lobby for the recognition of the lagoon and coral reef of New Caledonia as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In 2008, the application succeeded; it was the first site in one of France's overseas territories to be recognised.[2][6][7]
Ohlen was also active in a local heritage protection organisation, Association Racine. In 2006, she served as the association's president and lobbied for the preservation of colonial houses and the introduction of regulations over the range of architectural styles permitted in new residential buildings.[8][9]
Publications
edit- Ohlen, I., & Devinck, F. (January 1, 2008). Les lagons de la Nouzelle-Calédonie. Monumental / Ministère De La Culture Et De La Francophonie, 84-85.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b "VIDEO. Isabelle Ohlen, revenir à l'essentiel en temps de crise". Nouvelle-Calédonie la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-17.
- ^ a b "New Caledonia's reef becomes Unesco world heritage site". RNZ. 2008-07-08. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
- ^ "CNC-2011-2012" (PDF).
- ^ "Election du 13" (PDF).
- ^ "N° 1411 – Rapport d'information de MM. Jean-Jacques Urvoas, René Dosière et Dominique Bussereau déposé en application de l'article 145 du règlement, par la commission des lois constitutionnelles, de la législation et de l'administration générale de la République sur la mission effectuée en Nouvelle-Calédonie du 2 au 8 septembre 2013". www.assemblee-nationale.fr. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
- ^ "Isabelle Ohlen : " Le dossier calédonien est un exemple de l'intérêt national pour les récifs "". LNC.nc | Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes, le Journal de Nouvelle Calédonie (in French). 2008-02-04. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
- ^ "Les nouveaux sités classés au patrimoine mondial de l'Unesco". LExpress.fr (in French). 2008-07-08. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
- ^ PacificBasin Communications (2001). Pacific Magazine. 26: 18.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "RUBRICS A BRAC". rubricsabrac.canalblog.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-17.
- ^ Ohlen, Isabelle; Devinck, François (2008). "Les lagons de la Nouzelle-Calédonie". Monumental / Ministère de la Culture et de la Francophonie. (in French): 84–85. ISSN 1168-4534. OCLC 886813220.