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The turtles of Mayotte
Mayotte is an island in the Indian Ocean with an exceptional natural heritage located between Madagascar and Mozambique. The youngest French department, it hosts a protected marine reserve (on paper) of 68,381 km² with an exceptional biodiversity but in danger, for lack of means and will to control and protect it.

Save the dolphins
Thousands of dolphins are sacrificed every year in France to satisfy our appetite for fish.

Plastic pollution
What are the causes of plastic pollution? What are the consequences for the ocean? The challenge for our community is to give the keys to the largest number of people to understand plastic pollution and act.
Raising awareness
To help you become aware of and acquire eco-actions that will concretely reduce plastic pollution, we have created educational tools that are accessible to all audiences: schools and extracurriculars, the general public, and companies.

July 30, 2025
AOPA to Welcome Ashlie White as Senior Director of External Affairs
The American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA) is pleased to announce that Ashlie White, MS, will join the organization as its new Senior Director of External Affairs on August 18. A nationally respected leader in orthotics and prosthetics (O&P) advocacy, health policy, and strategic progra

July 25, 2025
DME MACs have Issued a Proposed LCD Revision to Expand Coverage of Knee Braces Used to Treat Osteoarthritis
We’re excited to share an important and encouraging development in Medicare policy—one that reflects both a significant advocacy victory and the strength of AOPA’s collaborative relationship with the DME MACs. After nearly two years of persistent engagement following AOPA’s formal LCD reconsideratio

July 18, 2025
Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Patient-Centered Care Act Introduced in Both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives
Yesterday, July, 17, 2025, Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Steve Daines (R-MT) in the U.S. Senate and Representatives Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), and Mike Thompson (D-CA) in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced the Medicare Orthotics and Prostheti