Meet your trainers
Instructor
"Ratel"
Jungle Specialist: Advice and Training on Anti-Poaching Strategy and Security Management With 19 years of experience in airborne troops, Yann has gained expertise in jungle warfare as a jungle commando leader with the CRAJ. He also graduated from the Belize Jungle Warfare School as a jungle warfare instructor, demonstrating his advanced skills in this field. As an instructor in the "forest" and "urban" cell at a commando training center in France, Yann honed his training skills, allowing him to effectively and professionally impart his expertise to trainees. During his professional career, Yann was tasked with preparing units departing for the Amazon, where he adapted classical military techniques into jungle-appropriate methods, from sock pairs to ambushes, and jungle first aid. He also established a jungle survival school and implemented all survival training in this environment, including Wilderness First Responder (WFR) and Forward First Aid (FFA). Yann also applied his jungle expertise to anti-poaching efforts, auditing, selecting, and training eco-guards in the Republic of the Congo (PNOK) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (CIFOR). He spent six years in Iraq as a Personal Security Detail (PSD) team leader, then as a Security Advisor and Security Manager overseeing 150 armed guards. More recently, Yann collaborated with Eve to introduce the FFA WFR method to Binder Léré Park for the benefit of the NGO Noé, demonstrating his ability to work as a team and utilize his expertise to assist others. With his diverse experience and specialized knowledge, Yann is capable of preparing individuals and units to face extreme situations in hostile environments. Trainees will have the opportunity to benefit from his insightful advice and practical expertise during their training.
Instructor
Eve
Nurse and Instructor HEAT & Medic in Isolated Environments “MMI” Expert in tactical first aid and tropical diseases Health and safety manager Eve is a seasoned healthcare professional, having started her career as a cardiac intensive care nurse before quickly turning to emergency medicine within civil security. She has been trained in specialized care techniques for emergency situations, including natural disasters, earthquakes and nuclear incidents. She was also trained as a professional firefighter nurse. Strongly involved in the field of survival in the natural environment, Eve trained in first aid techniques in the jungle and in hostile environments, and served as health support to the Jungle Research and Action Commandos in French Guiana and in Ecuador, where she carried out numerous missions in deep jungles. She was decorated with the Bronze level forest scout badge of the jungle commandos (CRAJ) for her exceptional contribution. Eve also obtained the "SELVA" patent at the jungle combat school in Ecuador, which allowed her to specialize in traditional pharmacopoeia in an equatorial environment, as well as in the supervision and learning of these methods for jungle survival. She created the Medic in Isolated Environment method and organized training in equatorial and maritime forest environments. Eve was a safety and survival consultant for the television show "THE ISLAND" broadcast on M6 France, as well as Health and Safety Manager for the show "KOH LANTA". More recently, she was training leader and SA/MMI instructor for the Binder Léré park of the NGO Noé. With her extensive experience and specialist knowledge, Eve is an exceptional healthcare professional, capable of providing quality care in the most challenging environments. She is a knowledgeable and passionate trainer, who can help individuals and teams prepare to deal with emergency situations and survive in hostile environments
Instructor
Vivien
17 years of experience in utility dogs (explosives and weapons detection, interventions, civilian and military attack dogs), including 10 years in a parachute unit and a military dog battalion in the French army. Certified in first aid training, physical activity operator, and search operator in hazardous environments. Specialized for several years in setting up dogs for anti-poaching efforts (tracking, detection, and intervention dogs) through projects such as the canine unit project in Gabon (LAB) and the establishment of unit projects for protecting large agricultural estates in Cameroon.
Instructor
Niévé "the Indian"
Local Indian, recruited from the regions of the internship, will pass on to you life, hunting, and fishing techniques; the daily routine for him. These ancestral methods will be transmitted to you in good spirits: He will be delighted to introduce you to his home, his universe: The selva. Niévé is the technician of survival without equipment in Panama... And many other Indians yet to be recruited for your utmost pleasure!
Instructor
Miguel "the white indian"
Jungle Specialist: Trainer in Pharmacopeia and Jungle Survival Miguel found his balance in the jungle 30 years ago. Since then, he has traversed the jungles of El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, and Chiapas in Mexico. For the past 20 years in Panama, Miguel has lived in the jungle, this green paradise that he venerates above all else. We have found here the "white Indian" whose knowledge is unquestionable!! Humble and passionate, this big-hearted man has adopted a motto: to share knowledge to better protect this green jewel. We are still surprised that his consuming passion for the jungle has not transformed him into a jaguar at night...