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Smartfish-eries and marine protected areas

Posted on 19 July 2012 by Blue Ventures
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by Sophie Benbow, Southwest Regional Coordinator, Madagascar I recently travelled to Mauritius to attend a workshop funded by the FAO … Continue reading →

Posted in International Conferences | Tagged alternative livelihoods, beach, blue ventures, environment, fish, fishing, octopus, Velondriake |

Welcome to the Velondriake JRC / FTM2V

Posted on 17 July 2012 by Blue Ventures
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by HERINDRAIBE, Junior Reporters Club, Madagascar Ny FTM2V dia fikambanana hoan’ny Tanora Mpikaroka sy Mpampita Vaovao ato amin’ny faritra Velondriake sy … Continue reading →

Posted in Andavadoaka / Velondriake, Madagascar | Tagged blue ventures, children, club alo alo, connecting classrooms, conservation, Education, environment, junior reporters club, sustainable, unicef, UNICEF Madagascar, Vezo |

Farming seaweed without harming the forest…

Posted on 13 July 2012 by Blue Ventures
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By Antoine Rougier, Aquaculture Project Coordinator, Madagascar The link between seaweed farming and the forests of Madagascar might not appear … Continue reading →

Posted in Andavadoaka / Velondriake, Madagascar | Tagged alternative livelihoods, aquaculture, beach, blue ventures, conservation, deforestation, environment, seaweed, sustainable, Velondriake |

Swimming in An Ocean of Stars

Posted on 6 July 2012 by Blue Ventures
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by Jo Hudson, Conservation & Research Assistant, London On June 25th two members of the Blue Ventures team packed up … Continue reading →

Posted in UK | Tagged blue ventures, conservation, environment, fish, london aquarium, sealife centre, Shark, turtle |

Lôlô in the Limelight at the Fano (Turtle) Festival in Andranopasy

Posted on 3 July 2012 by Blue Ventures
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by Brian Jones, Community Research Coordinator, Madagascar I can’t think of anyone who deserved a t-shirt more than Lôlô… a … Continue reading →

Posted in Andavadoaka / Velondriake, Madagascar | Tagged beach, blue ventures, children, conservation, environment, festival, malagasy, turtle, Velondriake, Vezo |

Sign me up for Saturday School!

Posted on 26 June 2012 by Blue Ventures
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by Merike Bruen, Education Programme Volunteer, Madagascar As I approached the bright yellow school house that sunny Saturday morning, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Andavadoaka / Velondriake, Madagascar | Tagged blue ventures, children, club alo alo, connecting classrooms, conservation, Education, english lessons, environment, unicef |

Getting bogged down in Northern Madagascar; News from the Blue Carbon Team

Posted on 12 June 2012 by Blue Ventures
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by Trevor Jones, Remote Sensing Scientist, Madagascar Greetings from Ambanja, in the north-west of Madagascar, where the Blue Venture’s (BV) Blue … Continue reading →

Posted in Ambanja, Madagascar | Tagged alternative livelihoods, Blue Carbon, blue ventures, conservation, deforestation, environment, mangrove, Mangroves, trekking |

Velondriake’s first permanent mangrove reserve officially closed

Posted on 7 June 2012 by Blue Ventures
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by Kame Westerman, Velondriake MPA Project Coordinator, Madagascar The Bay of Assassins, in the southern area of the Velondriake LMMA, … Continue reading →

Posted in Andavadoaka / Velondriake, Madagascar | Tagged alternative livelihoods, closure, environment, LMMA, mangrove, Mangroves, permanent reserve, sustainable, Velondriake, Vezo |

Paradise Lost – my final few days in Belize

Posted on 25 May 2012 by Blue Ventures
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by Colin Engel, Blue Ventures volunteer, Belize Monday 7 May This is the day we pack up camp and leave. … Continue reading →

Posted in Belize | Tagged belize, blue ventures, children, conservation, Education, environment, Lionfish, volunteer |

Climate Change Adaption in Southern Madagascar

Posted on 23 May 2012 by Blue Ventures
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by Paubert Mahatante, Roger Samba and J. Paul Getty Scholar, Toliara, Madagascar (introduced & adapted by Jo Hudson, BV Science Intern, UK) … Continue reading →

Posted in Andavadoaka / Velondriake, Madagascar | Tagged alternative livelihoods, beach, Climate Change, conservation, environment, fishing, malagasy, sustainable, Vezo |

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