Category: Madagascar
Voices of the mangroves
Stories from colleagues, friends and community members who dedicate their lives to the mangroves of Madagascar
The ambitious challenge of community-led aquaculture
Reflecting on a journey of community resilience in southwest Madagascar and learning for the future
Tackling a global pandemic, one note at a time
Meet the Malagasy creatives using the power of music and film to raise awareness of COVID-19 in hard-to-reach coastal communities
Our ongoing journey: exploring the challenges and lessons learned about community engagement in conservation
Sharing learning on community engagement in conservation in Tsimipaika Bay
Going beyond conservation: responding to community health needs during the COVID-19 pandemic
On World Health Day, we express gratitude to health care workers, our community health team and the Blue Ventures family for working together to respond to this crisis
A knowledge journey through Madagascar
Our new Knowledge Development Manager, Jenny Oates, takes us on a journey through Madagascar to discover what knowledge means at Blue Ventures
A family reunion in Madagascar: highlights from the Blue Ventures Team Conference 2019
Two hundred Blue Ventures staff from across the world met in the highlands of Madagascar to learn, share, sing and dance, energising the team to meet the challenges of the new decade ahead
Making space for health: building community health huts in Madagascar
Supporting five communities in northern Madagascar to unlock access to basic healthcare by working together to fund, design and build dedicated health huts
Curiosity, discomfort, new understanding: an insider’s account of our latest health-environment research
How did it feel when we placed our integrated health-environment programme under scrutiny?
Every voice counts: a participatory approach to periodic fishery closures
Community-collected data inspires fishers in the Barren Isles archipelago to adapt their management strategy
Why I keep coming back to BV
Roger Vaughan has been volunteering with us for over a decade, and says a Blue Ventures expedition is an adventure like no other
Blue carbon moments
Ismaël Ratefinjanahary reflects on some of the landmark moments in Blue Ventures’ blue carbon journey
Madagascar’s measles epidemic: the story on the ground
Collaborating with community health workers to support treatment and vaccination in remote areas
Emmanuel’s story: fuelwood plantations in Tsimipaika Bay
Wood is an indispensable resource for communities in Madagascar, but forests are disappearing at an alarming rate
Clawing back a sustainable future
If there’s a creature in Madagascar with bad PR that deserves redemption, then it is surely the humble mangrove mud crab...