Edition 2026 Sombori, expédition dans un archipel inexploré TUESDAY 14 APRIL – 5.30 pm

In the presence of the protagonist, Evrard Wendenbaum

In south-eastern Sulawesi, Indonesia, explorer Evrard Wendenbaum returns to the Sombori archipelago, a region he discovered ten years earlier and which he is now trying to save from the nickel mining rush. Together with Indonesian researchers from Halu Oleo University and the inhabitants of the coastal village of Mbokita, he is organising a major multidisciplinary scientific mission to demonstrate the ecological and cultural importance of this unique region and secure official protected status for it.

In the field, botanists, zoologists, sedimentologists and marine biologists are carrying out a range of tests to measure sediment contamination. The results confirm exceptional biodiversity, including six new species of begonias, dozens of endemic fish, birds and mammals, but also growing pollution linked to mining.

Blending science, exploration and environmental commitment, “Sombori, expédition dans un archipel inexploré” reveals a world of beauty and fragility where every species lost is a loss for the entire planet – a cry of alarm and wonder in the face of the accelerating disappearance of a paradise that is still alive.

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