Question: Facts: - caption: nicolas hulot in 2008 - birth date: 30 april 1955 - name: nicolas hulot - nationality: french - image: image -lrb- cropped -rrb- . jpg : nicolas hulot - huma 2008 , 6415 - birth place: lille , france - occupation: journalist , writer , environmentalist Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of nicolas hulot .
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nicolas hulot -lrb- born april 30 , 1955 in lille , france -- officier de la legion d'honneur , chevalier des arts et lettres -rrb- is the founder and president of the fondation nicolas-hulot , an environmental group first created in 1990 .he is well known in france for his documentary show '' ushuaia '' which focuses on nature and the environment .in his documentaries , he draws attention to environmental damage caused by humans and changes that need to be made to protect the planet .his popularity has provided him with some influence in the french political debate .in 2007 he forced five of the major candidates to the french presidential election -lrb- including nicolas sarkozy -rrb- to sign an agreement which stated that the environmental crisis would have to become a high governmental priority .nicolas hulot was candidate in the europe Ecologie-les verts primary for the 2012 french presidential election .he lost to eva joly .