My name is RAKOTONDRAZAFY Andry Malalan’Ny Aina. I come from Madagascar. I have been working as a biologist since 2001, but most of the fields that I have worked in have focused on terrestrial species. I applied for the scholarship granted by Blue Ventures on June 30th to August 10th, 2007 and participated on many [...]

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Despite working in Andavadoaka for over 6 months now and racking up over 100 dives I had never before done a night dive, mainly due to an extreme fear of the mysterious ‘unknown’ of the sea (useful you might think for a marine biologist!). After 4 expeditions the opportunity finally arose for me to have [...]

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Find out all the stories and research news from Andavadoaka in the latest Research update.In this edition;
Andavadoaka wins prestigious UNDP Equator Prize – Find out about the award and what happened at the ceremony in Germany

BVCO Launch – Blue Ventures launches non-profit carbon offsetting programme,
benefiting communities and biodiversity in southern Madagascar

Sea cucumber fisheries [...]

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