Research undertaken by Blue Ventures’ social scientist, Josephine Langley, between 2004 and 2005 used guidelines developed for coral reef managers to document the knowledge of the local Vezo of Andavadoaka. Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and the process of documenting TEK provide local communities with information on local resources and resource users. A new report available [...]

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Football match this afternoon against the village a splendid victory for the men’s team: 1-0! Women’s team drew 0-0.

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And now here’s a blog update from Lea:
Once more I wake to a fantastic sunrise with the early morning rays shimmering off the tropical lagoon that lies approximately 20 metres from my hut. However, on this particular morning I won’t have time to sit back in admiration for I have bigger fish to fry. For [...]

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On 15th July 2006, Richard Nimmo, our Managing Director, appeared on BBC Radio 4’s travel programme, Excess Baggage. Listen to it via the BBC website until 22nd July or get it via our website

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It’s been an interesting weekend in Andavadoaka on the science front, with visiting teams here from the IHSM (the ‘Institute Halieutique et des Sciences Marines’ – the national marine research institute) and from our project partners the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). The IHSM team we here to work with us on a pilot algae [...]

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