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

Posted on 10 September 2012 by Blue Ventures
The brand new Safidy Health Centre

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 |

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 |

A day in the life…

Posted on 17 August 2012 by Blue Ventures
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by Kirsty Rankin, BV volunteer, Madagascar Waking up to the relentless crash of breaking waves on halfmoon beach, I groan, … Continue reading →

Posted in Andavadoaka / Velondriake, Madagascar | Tagged beach, blue ventures, bok bok, conservation, diving, pirogue, Vezo, volunteer |

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 |

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 |

Addressing gender differences in natural resource management

Posted on 15 June 2012 by Blue Ventures
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by Kame Westerman, Velondriake MPA Project Coordinator, Madagascar Octopus is the most commercially valuable species within the Velondriake LMMA (locally managed … Continue reading →

Posted in Andavadoaka / Velondriake, Madagascar | Tagged alternative livelihoods, blue ventures, decision making, fishing, octopus, Octopus reserves, Velondriake, Vezo, women |

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 |

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 |

Setting sail: a brief look at migration in southwest Madagascar

Posted on 16 April 2012 by Blue Ventures
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By Kame Westerman, Velondriake LMMA Coordinator, Madagascar Human migration can be influenced by a number of factors – political, social, … Continue reading →

Posted in Andavadoaka / Velondriake, Belo-sur-Mer, Madagascar, Maintirano | Tagged blue ventures, fish, fishing, maintirano, migrant, migration, sustainable, Velondriake, Vezo |

Mapping the octopus: road tripping south of Toliara

Posted on 5 March 2012 by Blue Ventures
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by Sophie Benbow, Southwest Regional Coordinator, Madagascar On a recent trip to the south of Toliara I seem to have … Continue reading →

Posted in Madagascar, Toliara | Tagged alternative livelihoods, beach, blue ventures, conservation, fishing, octopus, trekking, Vezo |

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