{"id":43338,"date":"2026-09-20T19:49:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T23:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/journal-entry\/beyond-the-surface-using-community-insights-spatial-data-and-underwater-verification-to-strengthen-environmental-audits\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T20:20:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T00:20:46","slug":"beyond-the-surface-using-community-insights-spatial-data-and-underwater-verification-to-strengthen-environmental-audits","status":"publish","type":"journal-entry","link":"https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/fr\/journal-entry\/beyond-the-surface-using-community-insights-spatial-data-and-underwater-verification-to-strengthen-environmental-audits\/","title":{"rendered":"Au-del\u00e0 des apparences : exploiter les informations fournies par les communaut\u00e9s, les donn\u00e9es spatiales et la v\u00e9rification sous-marine pour renforcer les audits environnementaux"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Auteure principale :<\/strong> Aminath Nausha, <strong>Coauteurs :<\/strong> Hussain Niyazy, Ibrahim Aiman, Mohamed Ibrahim Jaleel, Aminath Muaza, Bureau de l\u2019Auditeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral des Maldives<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les v\u00e9rifications environnementales, en particulier dans les aires marines prot\u00e9g\u00e9es, se heurtent \u00e0 des difficult\u00e9s pour obtenir des preuves fiables, car les conditions environnementales \u00e9voluent souvent progressivement et ne sont pas enti\u00e8rement\u00a0 refl\u00e9t\u00e9es dans les registres de surveillance de routine. Ces difficult\u00e9s peuvent n\u00e9cessiter une approche allant au-del\u00e0 des m\u00e9thodes d\u2019audit conventionnelles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Au cours de la v\u00e9rification environnementale des m\u00e9canismes de gouvernance et de coordination dans les zones prot\u00e9g\u00e9es de la r\u00e9serve de biosph\u00e8re de l\u2019atoll de Baa, l\u2019\u00e9quipe d\u2019audit a rencontr\u00e9 des probl\u00e8mes qui ne pouvaient \u00eatre enti\u00e8rement r\u00e9solus par la seule analyse documentaire. Pour r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 ces questions, il a fallu recourir \u00e0 des approches innovantes qui ont, en fin de compte, renforc\u00e9 les conclusions de la v\u00e9rification. Cela a permis \u00e0 notre \u00e9quipe de valider de mani\u00e8re ind\u00e9pendante les observations des parties prenantes, de consolider la base de preuves de la v\u00e9rification et d\u2019identifier des probl\u00e8mes qui, sans cela, auraient pu passer inaper\u00e7us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cet article pr\u00e9sente notre exp\u00e9rience de l\u2019int\u00e9gration de ces techniques dans un audit environnemental et explique comment nous mettons en \u0153uvre d\u2019autres m\u00e9thodes de v\u00e9rification avec des ressources limit\u00e9es, dans des contextes complexes et dynamiques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Objectif et port\u00e9e de l\u2019audit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L\u2019audit visait \u00e0 \u00e9valuer l\u2019efficacit\u00e9 des m\u00e9canismes de gouvernance et de coordination pour la gestion des aires prot\u00e9g\u00e9es au sein de la r\u00e9serve de biosph\u00e8re de l\u2019atoll de Baa pour la p\u00e9riode allant de 2015 \u00e0 2024, en examinant \u00e0 la fois les zones prot\u00e9g\u00e9es terrestres et marines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Afin de mieux comprendre le syst\u00e8me, l\u2019\u00e9quipe d\u2019audit a dans un premier temps examin\u00e9 la documentation pertinente, notamment les politiques, les rapports de suivi et les cadres r\u00e9glementaires, et a men\u00e9 des entretiens avec les principales parties prenantes institutionnelles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Afin de renforcer la participation de la communaut\u00e9 au processus d\u2019audit, l\u2019\u00e9quipe d\u2019audit a organis\u00e9 des groupes de discussion avec les principales parties prenantes de l\u2019atoll, notamment des plongeurs, des agriculteurs, des p\u00eacheurs, des exploitants de chambres d\u2019h\u00f4tes, des repr\u00e9sentants de complexes touristiques et des conseils locaux. Parall\u00e8lement, des enqu\u00eates de perception ont \u00e9t\u00e9 men\u00e9es pour recueillir l\u2019avis du grand public sur le sujet de l\u2019audit. Ces discussions ont fourni des informations pr\u00e9cieuses et mis en \u00e9vidence des changements notables au sein des zones prot\u00e9g\u00e9es de l\u2019atoll. L\u2019un des changements significatifs signal\u00e9s a \u00e9t\u00e9 la disparition de l\u2019\u00eele de B. Bathalaa, qui faisait partie d\u2019une zone prot\u00e9g\u00e9e d\u00e9sign\u00e9e le 5 juin 2011. Il s\u2019agit l\u00e0 d\u2019un\u00a0moment charni\u00e8re de l\u2019audit, o\u00f9 les informations fournies par les parties prenantes ont d\u00e9clench\u00e9 une enqu\u00eate plus approfondie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1326\" height=\"880\" src=\"https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beyond-the-SurfaceMaldives_Q32026-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beyond-the-SurfaceMaldives_Q32026-4.png 1326w, https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beyond-the-SurfaceMaldives_Q32026-4-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beyond-the-SurfaceMaldives_Q32026-4-767x509.png 767w, https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beyond-the-SurfaceMaldives_Q32026-4-193x128.png 193w, https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beyond-the-SurfaceMaldives_Q32026-4-1024x680.png 1024w, https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beyond-the-SurfaceMaldives_Q32026-4-310x206.png 310w, https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beyond-the-SurfaceMaldives_Q32026-4-426x282.png 426w, https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beyond-the-SurfaceMaldives_Q32026-4-467x310.png 467w, https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beyond-the-SurfaceMaldives_Q32026-4-1320x876.png 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1326px) 100vw, 1326px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Figure 2 : d\u2019apr\u00e8s les consultations des parties prenantes. Source : Bureau de l\u2019Auditeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral des Maldives<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Se forger une vision d\u2019ensemble<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Si les entretiens avec les parties prenantes et l\u2019examen des documents sont essentiels, ils ont \u00e9galement r\u00e9v\u00e9l\u00e9 des lacunes. D\u2019une institution \u00e0 l\u2019autre, les informations \u00e9taient fragment\u00e9es, et certains dossiers pr\u00e9sentaient des incoh\u00e9rences ou \u00e9taient incomplets. Plusieurs parties prenantes ont signal\u00e9 des changements environnementaux au fil du temps ; toutefois, il existait peu d\u2019\u00e9l\u00e9ments probants permettant de documenter leur ampleur ou la r\u00e9ponse des organismes de surveillance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Compte tenu de ces limites, l\u2019\u00e9quipe d\u2019audit a cherch\u00e9 \u00e0 \u00e9largir la base de donn\u00e9es factuelles au-del\u00e0 de la simple v\u00e9rification des documents afin d\u2019avoir une vision d\u2019ensemble. Cela a n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 l\u2019identification de m\u00e9thodes alternatives susceptibles de fournir des informations ind\u00e9pendantes, objectives et dat\u00e9es pour compl\u00e9ter les observations des parties prenantes, ce qui a conduit \u00e0 l\u2019int\u00e9gration d\u2019une analyse g\u00e9ospatiale \u00e0 partir d\u2019images satellites, suivie d\u2019une v\u00e9rification sur le terrain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Une perspective a\u00e9rienne\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les images satellites ont constitu\u00e9 une base essentielle pour l\u2019analyse pr\u00e9liminaire. Une analyse de s\u00e9ries chronologiques a \u00e9t\u00e9 men\u00e9e pour les zones prot\u00e9g\u00e9es \u00e0 l\u2019aide des images ESRI Wayback World et de Google Earth \u00e0 partir des ann\u00e9es 1990 afin d\u2019\u00e9valuer les changements survenus dans les caract\u00e9ristiques c\u00f4ti\u00e8res et les superficies terrestres au cours de cette p\u00e9riode. Une observation notable a corrobor\u00e9 les informations fournies par les parties prenantes : une petite \u00eele connue sous le nom de B. Bathalaa n\u2019apparaissait plus sur les images les plus r\u00e9centes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1545\" height=\"1999\" src=\"https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3_GRAPHIC_FeatureArticle_Maldives_FINAL_SAI-Maldives-ArticleInfographic-article_FR.pptx.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3_GRAPHIC_FeatureArticle_Maldives_FINAL_SAI-Maldives-ArticleInfographic-article_FR.pptx.png 1545w, https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3_GRAPHIC_FeatureArticle_Maldives_FINAL_SAI-Maldives-ArticleInfographic-article_FR.pptx-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3_GRAPHIC_FeatureArticle_Maldives_FINAL_SAI-Maldives-ArticleInfographic-article_FR.pptx-767x993.png 767w, https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3_GRAPHIC_FeatureArticle_Maldives_FINAL_SAI-Maldives-ArticleInfographic-article_FR.pptx-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3_GRAPHIC_FeatureArticle_Maldives_FINAL_SAI-Maldives-ArticleInfographic-article_FR.pptx-1187x1536.png 1187w, https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3_GRAPHIC_FeatureArticle_Maldives_FINAL_SAI-Maldives-ArticleInfographic-article_FR.pptx-1319x1707.png 1319w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1545px) 100vw, 1545px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Figure 3: Changements observes sur l\u2019\u00eele de Bathalaa. Source : Bureau de l\u2019Auditeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral des Maldives<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Afin de d\u00e9terminer si ce changement pouvait \u00eatre attribu\u00e9 \u00e0 la morphodynamique naturelle de l\u2019\u00eele, l\u2019\u00e9quipe a \u00e9tendu l\u2019analyse des s\u00e9ries chronologiques aux \u00eeles de la r\u00e9gion environnante. Aucun changement comparable n\u2019a \u00e9t\u00e9 observ\u00e9 sur les \u00eeles voisines, ce qui sugg\u00e8re que les processus naturels seuls ne pouvaient probablement pas expliquer cette disparition. Cela a mis en \u00e9vidence l\u2019influence potentielle d\u2019activit\u00e9s anthropiques. Une analyse plus approfondie du d\u00e9veloppement des infrastructures et des modifications physiques a r\u00e9v\u00e9l\u00e9 des traces de travaux de protection du littoral r\u00e9alis\u00e9s autour de l\u2019\u00eele. Cette analyse a facilit\u00e9 la poursuite de l\u2019enqu\u00eate, en aidant \u00e0 identifier les emplacements n\u00e9cessitant des inspections sur le terrain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Validation des r\u00e9sultats par l\u2019observation sous-marine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L\u2019analyse spatiale a indiqu\u00e9 la pr\u00e9sence possible d\u2019ouvrages de protection du littoral le long du littoral de l\u2019\u00eele. Afin de v\u00e9rifier cette observation, des r\u00e9unions ont \u00e9t\u00e9 organis\u00e9es avec l\u2019autorit\u00e9 charg\u00e9e de la surveillance de la zone. Le Bureau a confirm\u00e9 ce constat et a fourni la preuve d\u2019une inspection men\u00e9e \u00e0 la suite d\u2019un signalement du public. Au cours de cette inspection, les travaux de protection du littoral ont \u00e9t\u00e9 observ\u00e9s en cours de r\u00e9alisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1326\" height=\"880\" src=\"https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beyond-the-SurfaceMaldives_Q32026.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beyond-the-SurfaceMaldives_Q32026.png 1326w, https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beyond-the-SurfaceMaldives_Q32026-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beyond-the-SurfaceMaldives_Q32026-767x509.png 767w, https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beyond-the-SurfaceMaldives_Q32026-193x128.png 193w, https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beyond-the-SurfaceMaldives_Q32026-1024x680.png 1024w, https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beyond-the-SurfaceMaldives_Q32026-310x206.png 310w, https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beyond-the-SurfaceMaldives_Q32026-467x310.png 467w, https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beyond-the-SurfaceMaldives_Q32026-426x282.png 426w, https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beyond-the-SurfaceMaldives_Q32026-1320x876.png 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1326px) 100vw, 1326px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1326\" height=\"880\" src=\"https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beyond-the-SurfaceMaldives_Q32026-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beyond-the-SurfaceMaldives_Q32026-1.png 1326w, https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beyond-the-SurfaceMaldives_Q32026-1-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beyond-the-SurfaceMaldives_Q32026-1-767x509.png 767w, https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beyond-the-SurfaceMaldives_Q32026-1-193x128.png 193w, https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beyond-the-SurfaceMaldives_Q32026-1-1024x680.png 1024w, https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beyond-the-SurfaceMaldives_Q32026-1-310x206.png 310w, https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beyond-the-SurfaceMaldives_Q32026-1-426x282.png 426w, https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beyond-the-SurfaceMaldives_Q32026-1-467x310.png 467w, https:\/\/intosaijournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beyond-the-SurfaceMaldives_Q32026-1-1320x876.png 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1326px) 100vw, 1326px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><em>Figure 4 : Extrait des enqu\u00eates de terrain men\u00e9es dans la r\u00e9gion de Bathalaa. Source : Bureau de l\u2019Auditeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral des Maldives<\/em><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Toutefois, l\u2019\u00eele \u00e9tant donn\u00e9e en bail, le Bureau n\u2019a pas donn\u00e9 suite \u00e0 cette affaire et s\u2019est content\u00e9 d\u2019adresser une notification informelle \u00e0 l\u2019autorit\u00e9 de surveillance comp\u00e9tente. Si ces consultations ont permis de renforcer et de corroborer l\u2019analyse spatiale, l\u2019absence de preuves photographiques a rendu n\u00e9cessaire la poursuite de l\u2019enqu\u00eate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L\u2019\u00e9quipe a men\u00e9 des inspections visuelles sous-marines dans certaines zones identifi\u00e9es gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 l\u2019analyse g\u00e9ospatiale. Localiser avec pr\u00e9cision les emplacements des infrastructures c\u00f4ti\u00e8res s\u2019est av\u00e9r\u00e9 difficile en raison de l\u2019absence de drones et des forts courants de la lagune, ce qui a contraint l\u2019\u00e9quipe \u00e0 plonger avec un tuba pendant de longues p\u00e9riodes en pleine mer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Malgr\u00e9 ces d\u00e9fis, des preuves de l\u2019existence de mesures de protection du littoral submerg\u00e9es ont finalement \u00e9t\u00e9 identifi\u00e9es. Des vestiges d\u2019ouvrages de g\u00e9nie civil ont \u00e9t\u00e9 observ\u00e9s sous la surface de l\u2019eau. Un examen ult\u00e9rieur a r\u00e9v\u00e9l\u00e9 qu\u2019aucune \u00e9tude de faisabilit\u00e9 ni aucune \u00e9tude d\u2019impact sur l\u2019environnement n\u2019avait \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9alis\u00e9e, et qu\u2019aucun permis n\u2019avait \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9livr\u00e9 par les autorit\u00e9s comp\u00e9tentes pour les modifications c\u00f4ti\u00e8res entreprises sur l\u2019\u00eele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les photographies, les observations et les donn\u00e9es de localisation recueillies lors des inspections ont \u00e9t\u00e9 soigneusement document\u00e9es. L\u2019observation directe de la zone par la plong\u00e9e avec tuba, plut\u00f4t que de se fier uniquement \u00e0 des informations de seconde main, a apport\u00e9 une valeur ajout\u00e9e aux conclusions. Les \u00e9l\u00e9ments de preuve recueillis ont \u00e9t\u00e9 recoup\u00e9s avec d\u2019autres \u00e9l\u00e9ments probants de l\u2019audit. La combinaison d\u2019images satellites, de pi\u00e8ces justificatives, d\u2019entretiens avec les parties prenantes et d\u2019observations sous-marines a permis d\u2019obtenir une image beaucoup plus claire de ce qui s\u2019\u00e9tait pass\u00e9 au sein de la zone prot\u00e9g\u00e9e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plus important encore, cela a permis \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9quipe d\u2019audit d\u2019aller au-del\u00e0 des hypoth\u00e8ses et d\u2019\u00e9tablir des conclusions \u00e9tay\u00e9es par de multiples sources de preuves ind\u00e9pendantes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Causes profondes&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Manque de coh\u00e9rence des politiques et de gouvernance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les responsabilit\u00e9s en mati\u00e8re d\u2019administration de l\u2019\u00eele, de conservation et de d\u00e9veloppement touristique sont r\u00e9parties entre plusieurs entit\u00e9s gouvernementales. L\u2019audit a r\u00e9v\u00e9l\u00e9 que les mandats, la coh\u00e9rence des politiques et les m\u00e9canismes de coordination n\u2019\u00e9taient pas suffisamment efficaces pour garantir que les d\u00e9cisions soient syst\u00e9matiquement align\u00e9es sur les exigences relatives aux zones prot\u00e9g\u00e9es. C\u2019est l\u2019une des principales raisons qui ont conduit \u00e0 la mise en location de l\u2019\u00eele et \u00e0 la r\u00e9alisation d\u2019activit\u00e9s de d\u00e9veloppement sur celle-ci apr\u00e8s sa d\u00e9claration en tant que zone prot\u00e9g\u00e9e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Non-respect de la r\u00e9glementation applicable<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aucune \u00e9valuation environnementale, aucun agr\u00e9ment de projet ni aucune \u00e9tude ad\u00e9quate n\u2019ont \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9alis\u00e9s avant l\u2019entreprise des travaux de protection du littoral et de modification de l\u2019\u00eele. L\u2019absence de ces garanties r\u00e9glementaires a limit\u00e9 la prise en compte des impacts environnementaux potentiels qui auraient autrement \u00e9t\u00e9 signal\u00e9s. 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