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Mangrove madness, and reserve success in Antanimanimbo

Posted on 22 November 2012 by Blue Ventures
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by Jérémie Bossert, Belo-sur-Mer Project Coordinator, Madagascar It’s the 23rd of September 2012, and dawn is breaking on the fifth … Continue reading →

Posted in Belo-sur-Mer, Madagascar | Tagged alternative livelihoods, beach, crab, environment, fish, fishing, mangrove, Mangroves, reserve. |

Maintirano’s Hour of Glory: the Journée Nationale de la Pêche et de l’Aquaculture

Posted on 20 November 2012 by Blue Ventures
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by Olivier Raynaud, Maintirano and Barren Isles Project Coordinator, Madagascar September 19th to 21st 2012 found our little town in … Continue reading →

Posted in Madagascar, Maintirano | Tagged alternative livelihoods, Barren Isles, blue ventures, festival, LMMA, maintirano |

Ravao’s Story: From 12 Children to Community Health Worker

Posted on 15 November 2012 by Blue Ventures
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By Dr Vik Mohan, Medical Director, UK I recently spent a hectic and intense couple of weeks in the village of Andavadoaka, … Continue reading →

Posted in Andavadoaka / Velondriake, Madagascar | Tagged conservation, contraception, environment, Family Planning, maternal health, PHE, sexual heat, Velondriake, Vezo |

Blue Forests: Behind the scenes…

Posted on 31 October 2012 by Blue Ventures
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by Samir Gandhi, Blue Forests Research Assistant, Madagascar A lot has changed for me in 12 months, undoubtedly for the better. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ambanja, Madagascar | Tagged Blue Carbon, blue forests, blue ventures, environment, mangrove, Mangroves, redd+ |

BV Lovin’

Posted on 30 October 2012 by Blue Ventures
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by Taylor Mayol, Communications and Programme Development Officer, Madagascar August is a particularly special month for Blue Ventures’ (BV) Madagascar … Continue reading →

Posted in Andavadoaka / Velondriake, Madagascar | Tagged alternative livelihoods, beach, blue ventures, conservation, Education, environment, Family Planning, fishing, sustainable, Velondriake, Vezo |

Schools (not) out for summer

Posted on 29 October 2012 by Blue Ventures
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by Marzia Garin, Education and Scholarships Coordinator, Madagascar It’s September in Andavadoaka, and like many places across the world, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Andavadoaka / Velondriake, Madagascar | Tagged blue ventures, Education, environment, scholar, Scholarships, Velondriake, Vezo |

Mission Possible

Posted on 4 October 2012 by Blue Ventures
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by Viviane Jeannie, Scholars Coordinator, Madagascar Part of my job as scholarship coordinator is to purchase school materials for each … Continue reading →

Posted in Andavadoaka / Velondriake, Madagascar | Tagged alternative livelihoods, children, Education, environment, malagasy, scholar, scholarship, unicef, Velondriake, Vezo |

BV on the BBC!

Posted on 16 September 2012 by tania
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The BBC’s Indian Ocean episode on Madagascar featured Blue Ventures’ pioneering PHE work. Continue reading →

Posted in Andavadoaka / Velondriake, Madagascar |

Calling all mothers! Safidy has a new home and maternal & child health programme!

Posted on 10 September 2012 by Blue Ventures
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by Dr Clarisse Razanamampionona, Safidy’s Doctor, and Samantha Cockburn, Medical Elective Student. Safidy is part of Blue Ventures’ integrated Population, … Continue reading →

Posted in Andavadoaka / Velondriake, Madagascar | Tagged blue ventures, children, conservation, environment, health, malagasy, maternal, PHE, safidy, sexual health, Velondriake, Vezo |

A Message from Madagascar’s Largest Mangrove Forest

Posted on 5 September 2012 by Blue Ventures
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by Trevor Jones, Remote Sensing Scientist, Madagascar Greetings from Mahajamba bay, home of Madagascar’s largest mangrove ecosystem. The Blue Ventures … Continue reading →

Posted in Ambanja, Madagascar | Tagged Blue Carbon, Climate Change, environment, lemurs, mangrove, Mangroves |

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