In 15 years Kanak voters will vastly outnumber Europeans but most Kanaks probably realise that, if jobs are hard to come by now, they will be a rarity without France as their guardian.

ECONOMIST: New Caledonia

Jean Wanabo, president of the Senat Coutumier which represents the indigenous Kanak people of New Caledonia, said the reef campaign was an important way in which his people could show the world what was happening in New Caledonia.

CNN: Green bid to preserve Pacific reef