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The Highs and Lows of the Octopus Project

Posted on 11 December 2012 by Blue Ventures
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by Sophie Andriamalala, Southwest Regional Coordinator, Madagascar For the last two weeks the octopus team in Toliara have spent 10 hours … Continue reading →

Posted in Madagascar, Toliara | Tagged alternative livelihoods, blue ventures, conservation, environment, fishing, octopus, sustainable, Velondriake, Vezo |

Making Moves Towards Madagascar’s First Mangrove Carbon Project

Posted on 7 December 2012 by Blue Ventures
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by the Blue Forests Team, Madagascar Madagascar’s 5,600 km coastline includes Africa’s third largest extent of mangroves: an estimated 213,000 … Continue reading →

Posted in Ambanja, Madagascar | Tagged Blue Carbon, blue forests, blue ventures, conservation, environment, mangrove, Mangroves, sustainable |

Asian Delights

Posted on 30 November 2012 by Blue Ventures
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This is part 2 of the blog series on our recent trip to Hong Kong for the annual Seafood Summit. … Continue reading →

Posted in International Conferences | Tagged alternative livelihoods, blue ventures, conservation, environment, fish, fishing, malagasy, sea cucumbers, Shark |

Declare your support for our Oceans!

Posted on 23 November 2012 by Blue Ventures
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Here at Blue Ventures we work hard to help conserve the marine riches of Madagascar and Belize, but did you … Continue reading →

Posted in UK | Tagged blue ventures, CFP, Common Fisheries Policy, conservation, environment, EU, Europe, fish, fishing, OCEAN2012, overfishing, petition, sustainable, unsustainable |

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. |

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 |

Trading Information in Tanzania

Posted on 26 October 2012 by Blue Ventures
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by Mialy Andriamahefazafy, Environmental Policy Specialist, Madagascar Last July, Blue Ventures had the chance to share our work in Madagascar during … Continue reading →

Posted in International Conferences | Tagged alternative livelihoods, aquaculture, conservation, environment, fish, Fisheries management, fishing, sustainable |

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