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The leaders of GECO Nature

Passionate naturalists

Born in Alsace, GECO Nature then migrated to the south of France where three of its founding members continue to bring it to life today, driven by a shared passion for nature, travel and adventure!

Who are we ?

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Fabrice Schmitt

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Secretary

I started birding at the age of 12, first in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Then I fell in love with the avifauna of Latin America on my first trip to Peru in 1995, where I have spent most of my free time ever since. I guide birding trips all over the world and also participate in field expeditions in the Peruvian Andes and the Amazonian lowlands, trying to acquire more and more knowledge about endangered, rare and even undescribed bird species.

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Raphael Sane

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President

I owe most of my knowledge about fauna and flora to nature protection associations, in which I have been involved since the age of 15. Since 2007, I have been working as a tour guide to foreign destinations, but at the same time, since 1997, the date of my first scientific expedition to Arctic Siberia, I have also been carrying out naturalist missions on birds and bats in polar, steppe and tropical environments. In France, I devote a lot of time to photographic and editing projects.

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Ombline Chabasseur

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Treasurer

Always attracted by nature sports, I first devoted myself to the polar regions. After moving to Finland to finish my studies, I worked in an agency specializing in creating tailor-made trips and then went into the field to guide groups, which I still do today. I have also explored other parts of the world, for example spending 6 months in an isolated cabin in Costa Rica or leading naturalist missions in Central Asia, the Maghreb and South America.

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