Having fun at the Club Aloalo Environmental Festival
by Jeremy Pivor, Blue Ventures volunteer, Madagascar Last Saturday (4th Feb) I had the fortunate opportunity to go to a … Continue reading
Tag Archives: alternative livelihoods
Sustainably developing the environment? Oxfam says it is possible
by Jo Hudson, Science Intern, London Often it seems that poverty reduction and environmentalism are at loggerheads – as one … Continue reading
Different fish, same problems….
by Charlie Gough, Marine Research Coordinator, Madagascar& Ghana What makes two communities that live over 5000km apart and different oceans struggle … Continue reading
Shark vs Cyclone
by Shanta Barley, Field Scientist, Madagascar What constitutes a duvet day for a Vezo shark fisherman? Not the threat of … Continue reading
Connecting the dots…
by Jo Hudson, Science Intern, Blue Ventures Head Office Connecting Classrooms is the joint project between UNICEF and Blue Ventures, … Continue reading
Guests from Belo-sur-mer visit Velondriake
Over the last several days, Velondriake committee members welcomed more than twenty guests from Blue Ventures’ second site in Belo-sur-mer, … Continue reading
Kwetu, Community Aquaculture in Mombasa, Kenya
By Shawn Peabody, Madagascar Locally Managed Marine Area (LMMA) Coordinator. I travelled to Mombasa, Kenya last week to attend a … Continue reading
School scholarship recipients start the new school year
By Kame Westerman, Velondriake MPA Project Coordinator. In Velondriake, only 34% of children under the age of 16 currently attend … Continue reading
The Girl Effect
This compelling video premiered at the Clinton Global Initiative Summit in New York in Sept 2010, as part of talks … Continue reading
Visit from northern fishers and women’s association lunch- a busy weekend
By Kame Westerman, Project Coordinator. From Friday to Sunday a group of fishers from Diego (in northern Madagascar) visited to … Continue reading