40 Years Later, Pierre Chauvet Revisits FAN’s Key Battles

On the 40th anniversary of the FAN, Pierre Chauvet reflects on the federation’s commitments and the many battles it has fought over the years for the protection of the environment.

Roobens Isma
27 Mar 2026 — Lecture : 4 min.
40 Years Later, Pierre Chauvet Revisits FAN’s Key Battles

Le coordonnateur général, Pierre « Bobby » Chauvet, lors de son discours
Photo : Fabien Dave Sainthiar

March 23, 2026 marked the 40th anniversary of the Fédération des amis de la nature (FAN). The organization was founded in 1986, in a context of liberated expression and a renewed wave of civic engagement emerging in the wake of the end of the Duvalier dictatorship. At that time, the FAN acted as a pioneer, at a moment when environmental issues were not yet at the center of public debate.

Forty years later, the federation still exists and is trying to reinvent itself, at a time when Haiti is at the heart of new environ

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