Guillaume Vama
Guillaume Vama | |
|---|---|
| Weregnia Vama (young paille) | |
| Born | c. 1993 (age 31–32) |
| Occupations | Entrepreneur, agroforestry specialist, activist |
| Known for | Founder of association TradTech and pro-independence activism in Kanaky/New Caledonia |
| Movement | Kanak independence movement |
| Criminal charges | Criminal association ("association de malfaiteurs", "destruction en bande organisée", "complicité de tentative de meurtre sur les forces de l’ordre" in June 2024 |
| Partner | Hnaéla |
| Children | 1, Aïna Vama (daughter) |
Guillaume Vama is a New Caledonian agroforestry entrepreneur and activist of Kanak ethnicity.[1][2] He participated in the pro-independence 2024 New Caledonia unrest and was arrested and incarcerated by the French government in 2024.
Early life
Vama was born and raised on the Isle of Pines, New Caledonia. As a young adult, he participated in the European Solidarity Corps, taking part in a project in Hungary, where he made contact with a Hungarian permaculturalist at a university.[3]
On return to New Caledonia, he obtained a certificat d'aptitude professionnelle at the Chambre d’Agriculture de Nouvelle-Calédonie.
Career
He subsequently founded an association called TRADTECH, to complement modern agroforestry science with traditional techniques, and an association called Agir NC, to encourage entrepreneurship in agroforestry.[4][5]
Political activity
He was arrested in mid-2024, during the 2024 New Caledonia unrest, and accused by French authorities of being a member of the pro-independence Cellule de coordination des actions de terrain (CCAT). While incarcerated, he was transferred to Bourges, in metropolitan France.[6][7]
As of February 2025, he remained incarcerated in Bourges.[8][9]
References
- ^ "Un projet d'agroforesterie sur terre coutumière" [An agroforestry project on customary land]. lnc.nc (in French). 19 May 2018. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ "L'agroforesterie tropicale : nouveau modèle de mise en culture écologique". La Première. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ Wea-Maquet, Sarah (21 March 2023). "Portrait. Découvrez le destin peu commun de Guillaume Vama, entre développement personnel et agroforesterie à l'Ile des Pins". La Première. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ Rizet, Claudia (2 February 2022). "Guillaume Vama, l'agroforesterie pour mission de vie". Association Présence Kanak. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ Lassauce, Bernard (25 July 2021). "L'agroforesterie fait son chemin en Calédonie". La Première. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ Delaporte, Lucie (1 September 2024). "Guillaume Vama, un écologiste kanak dans les geôles coloniales". Médiapart. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Nouvelle-Calédonie: "Il n'y a aucune stabilité politique sur le territoire malheureusement, qui emmène à l'épanouissement de la jeunesse" déplore cet entrepreneur et militant indépendantiste kanak". BMFTV. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "« Il n'y a rien dans le dossier » : les avocats de Guillaume Vama veulent obtenir sa libération". La voix du Caillou. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ Benoît, Michel (28 February 2025). "Bourges : Guillaume Vama, indépendantiste kanak emprisonné au Bordiot, espère une prochaine remise en liberté". Ici. Retrieved 13 May 2025.