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THE AFV TEAM

AFV has offices in France and Brazil. The current AFV team is also based in Germany and the United States.

AFV Founders and Honorary members

Bernard Laine  French, founding member and honorary Vice-President of AFV  [Vice-President 1989-2019]  ​

Bernard Laine
French, founding member and honorary Vice-President of AFV
[Vice-President 1989-2019]

Raoni Metuktire, Kayapo chief, Honorary President. Raoni is the emblematic figure of the fight for the Amazon rainforest and its peoples. He  has spent his whole life defending this cause and went on six international campaigns organized by AFV to raise awareness about the destruction of the rainforest.

Raoni Metuktire
Kayapo chief and Honorary President. Raoni is the emblematic figure of the fight for the Amazon rainforest and its peoples. He  has spent his whole life defending this cause and went on six international campaigns organized by AFV to raise awareness about the destruction of the rainforest.

Tapi Yalawapiti, Yawalapiti chief and Honorary President.

Tapi Yawalapiti
Yawalapiti chief and Honorary President. He is the oldest son of late chief Aritana, who in his lifetime unified all the tribes of the Xingu region. Tapi continues the work of his father and is the spiritual heir to chief Raoni. He cooperates closely with AFV in the field.

Executive Board of AFV

Robert Dardanne AFV President

Robert Dardanne

President

Nathalie Gaillard, AFV Vice-President & Treasurer 2020-  [President 2000-2019]  Organizer of five international world tours

Nathalie Gaillard

Vice-President & Treasurer 2020-

[President 2000-2019]

Organizer of five international world tours

Haroldo Korte, AFV Vice-President

Haroldo Korte

Vice-President

Stéphane Ledain, AFV Secretary

Stéphane Ledain

Secretary

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Eugenia Carrara

Argentine and Italian, global sponsor relations and strategy coordinator

Henri de Bontin, AFV Vice-President 2010-2020†]  Henri de Bontin's  invaluable assistance to the indigenous cause will always be remembered.

Henri de Bontin

[Vice-President 2010-2020†]

Henri de Bontin's  invaluable assistance to the indigenous cause will  always be remembered.

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Eric Danon

ancien ambassadeur de France

Team

Etienne Vernet, AFV French resident coordinator of operations in the AFV TIX

Etienne Vernet

French, resident coordinator of operations in the TIX

Maximilian Girod-Laine, AFV Geman / French attorney-at-law, PhD in international law

Maximilian Girod-Laine

Geman/French, attorney-at-law, PhD in international law

Christiane Dumond, AFV French IT specialist & webmaster

Christiane Dumond

French, IT specialist & webmaster

Monica Sweet, AFV Brazilian international coordinator & communication

Monica Sweet

Brazilian, international coordinator & communication

Cristina Nachba, AFV Brazilian digital communication & social media

Cristina Nachba

Brazilian, digital communication & social media

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Cécile Ravaux

French, corporate relations manager

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