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Success in Mexico at the 2012 HRI Regional Partner Meeting

Posted on 25 October 2012 by Blue Ventures
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by Jen Chapman, Country Coordinator, Belize In August this year, I made my way up to Mexico to represent Blue … Continue reading →

Posted in International Conferences | Tagged beach, belize, blue ventures, conservation, environment, sustainable |

Diving Deep in Belize

Posted on 15 October 2012 by Blue Ventures
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by Jen Chapman, Country Coordinator, Belize The queen conch (Strombus gigas) fishery in Belize is valued at approximately US$ 3,000,000 … Continue reading →

Posted in Belize | Tagged alternative livelihoods, belize, blue ventures, conch, environment, fishing |

A Day in the Life: VIP Expeditions

Posted on 9 October 2012 by Blue Ventures
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by Thomas Forwood, volunteer, Belize Generally speaking, life at Bacalar Chico Dive Camp (BCDC) is routine. You get up at … Continue reading →

Posted in Belize | Tagged beach, blue ventures, children, conservation, coral, Education, environment, fish, manatee, Mangroves, play, volunteer |

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 |

Kayaks (and Kava) to Korea: An insider’s perspective at the IUCN’s World Conservation Congress

Posted on 25 September 2012 by Blue Ventures
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by Brian Jones, Conservation Coordinator, Madagascar We’re seated on the floor in a circle at the Blue Planet Pavilion on … Continue reading →

Posted in International Conferences | Tagged alternative livelihoods, blue ventures, Climate Change, conservation, environment, IUCN, kava, live with the sea, LMMA, sustainable, Velondriake, WCC |

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 |

Is it a bird, is it a plane? No it is Batfish and SeaRobin! The bemused wonderings of a marine biologist lost at sea

Posted on 29 August 2012 by Blue Ventures
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by our anonymous contact with BatFish & SeaRobin, Madagascar During a post dinner discussion with a colleague in Belo sur … Continue reading →

Posted in Belo-sur-Mer, Madagascar | Tagged batman, conservation, crime, environment, fish, mystery, robin |

War and Peace: Talking about the Barren Isles

Posted on 24 August 2012 by Blue Ventures
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by Olivier Raynaud, Maintirano & Barren Isles Project Coordinator, Madagascar I’ve just arrived in the little town of Maintirano as … Continue reading →

Posted in Madagascar, Maintirano | Tagged alternative livelihoods, Barren Isles, beach, blue ventures, conservation, environment, fish, fishing, maintirano, sea cucumbers, turtle, Vezo |

Nosy Hara – The Coral Island

Posted on 2 August 2012 by Blue Ventures
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I was exceptionally excited to be asked to join a team of scientists to help undertake marine resilience surveys in the Nosy Hara archipelago. Continue reading →

Posted in Madagascar | Tagged beach, blue ventures, conservation, coral, Cordio, environment, fish, fishing, IUCN, marine, tsingy, WWF |

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