A human adventure above all
TORPP brings together a high-level scientific community, a committed executive board and volunteer active members, all united by the conviction that science must serve society.
Stéphanie Noguès
Chair, TORPP Association
“I've been scuba diving for years. But every encounter with a sea turtle remains, for me, an absolutely unique experience, a dive into the Mesozoic, 120 million years before our era… Dizzying…
As much as the damning observation I unfortunately have to make about the deterioration of our oceans through plastic pollution.
TORPP is therefore, for me, an obvious choice, an act of commitment, alongside expert scientists who desperately need resources to move forward.
The TORPP Association has this goal: to help raise funding in order to catalyse research into the toxicity of plastic pollution, but also to raise awareness and orchestrate a strong societal commitment built around individuals, businesses and local authorities.”
Arnaud Legrand
Founder and One Health Scientific Coordinator
“I have been a Clinical Research Engineer for more than 20 years at the hospital; but I trained as a zoologist, an animal ecophysiologist…
I have always done research across both disciplines: steppe tortoises versus extremely preterm infants; spinner dolphins, humpback whales, versus cobedding, osteoporosis, COVID…
I founded TORPP in 2020, precisely on this dichotomy of my professional life: my marine biologist friends made me aware of the toxicity of plastic pollution, ignored until then by Medicine; my clinician friends, of the concepts and techniques best suited to studying it and understanding its mechanisms…
Better care for sea turtles to better assess the risks for Humans… Turtles, OneHealth Research and Plastic Pollution…”
🏛️ The Executive Board
🤝 Volunteers
🔬 31 committed researchers and experts
Meet Torppy
Curious, committed and caring, Torppy is TORPP's ambassador turtle. She carries our values and passionately raises awareness of public health and ecosystem protection.
Torppy accompanies TORPP across all its communication channels — social media, field events, awareness campaigns — to make science accessible to everyone.