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Blue Ventures at London Aquarium
Check out Blue Ventures at the London Aquarium next week Monday 25th June to Sunday 2nd July. As part of the London Aquarium and the BBC’s ‘Saving Planet Earth’ month Blue Ventures will be running marine scientist workshops for children...
Make Travel Fair
Stephen Chapman from Make Travel Fair, a website dedicated to educating people about the impacts of travel, has written an article about Blue Ventures entitled ‘Good Ecology is also Good Business’ To read the article or find out more visit...
Inspired by Andavadoaka
2006 BV Expedition Manager Alan Jeffries has just made number one in the Canadian Campus Radio Chart. Listen here to this world class blues musician’s latest single, written during his time with BV in the village of Andavadoaka.
Radoko Show
The skit night at the end of expedition 29 will be remembered by all that took part. Maybe because they had a fun evening watching, or they had a fantastic time performing and sharing their memories of Blue Ventures with...
A Great Experience!
It’s nearly halfway through my second expedition in Andavadoaka, and it’s hard to believe how quickly it has all flown by! I definitely wasn’t ready to leave after the first 6 weeks, so I’m glad I chose to do 2...
BV on BBC
BBC reporter Jonny Hogg recently visited Blue Ventures’ research site in Andavadoaka. Click here to listen to his news piece covering Andavadoaka’s recent UNDP Equator Prize win, as well as an investigation for the BBC World Service examining some of...
Blue Ventures Director wins Social Entrepreneur Award
Co Founder of Blue Ventures Tom Savage was announced as winner of the Young Social Entrepreneur of the year award in the Edge Upstarts awards 2007. (www.edgeupstarts.org/awards) The awards, started in 2001, showcase businesses that offer innovative and sustainable solutions...
The Village of Andavadoaka, announced as Winners of the UNDP Equator Prize
The Village of Andavadoaka was honored yesterday at United Nations Headquarters by the UNDP Equator Prize, an international recognition of extraordinary work to diminish poverty through the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. The Prize serves to further advance the...
Tana to Toliara, The Scenic Route!
I have just arrived in Andavadoaka as the new field scientist and so far it has proven to be quite a trip.I met up with 2 volunteers in Tana, the capital of Madagascar, before exploring the city which is full...
Juice Concert
BV staff and vols were invited to a ‘Jus Concert’ in aid of a sports scholarship for local school kids. For the small fee of 1500ariary we were greeted by home made juice (well, orange squash) and plates of nibbles...
Fish Test Dilemma
Sitting down to learn 150 fish species in the boiling midday heat might not seem like the most inviting way to spend an afternoon(napping for example would be a preferred alternative) but having quickly learnt all the coral types we...
Once upon a time… an open day in Andavadoaka…
This day was organised 2 expeditions ago and it began with a presentation of all the Blue ventures projects that have been run over the past couple of years.The Radoko (doctor in malagasy) bought 5 boxes of condoms to the...
Pirogue Race
…and they’re off! A blazing hot afternoon in March, the wind is good and the waves are… well, wavy. Four Vezo per pirogue, all working hard to keep the boat moving faster, faster, faster. Jumping, pushing, standing, pulling, ropes out,...
Marine Protected Areas and their fishermen
One of our current, groundbreaking projects in Andavadoaka is related to Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Basically the villages choose their best fishing reefs and put them in the MPA, which means that they have agreed to not fish there anymore....
BV featured in The Sunday Telegraph
Blue Ventures was featured in The Sunday Telegraph on 15th April, 2007. The article, entitled: “Avoiding the guilt trips on a feel-good holiday” investigates the opportunities for people looking to do something ‘worthwhile’ with their holidays and offers a guide...