{"id":1021,"date":"2011-02-03T15:45:11","date_gmt":"2011-02-03T14:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bvblog.wpengine.com\/?p=1021"},"modified":"2023-08-23T13:08:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T12:08:15","slug":"velondriake-general-assembly-meeting-%e2%80%93-local-governance-in-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/velondriake-general-assembly-meeting-%e2%80%93-local-governance-in-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Velondriake General Assembly meeting \u2013 local governance in action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Kame Westerman, Velondriake MPA Project Coordinator, Andavadoaka, Madagascar. \u00a0The Velondriake marine managed area is governed by representatives from each of the twenty-five villages that are encompassed by its boundaries.\u00a0 Twice a year, these 65 representatives come together to take part in a General Assembly meeting where issues are discussed and future plans made.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1025\" style=\"width: 395px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/2011\/02\/03\/velondriake-general-assembly-meeting-%e2%80%93-local-governance-in-action\/the-southern-region-of-velondriake-discusses-their-workplan-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1025\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1025\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1025 lazyload\" title=\"The southern region of Velondriake discusses their workplan\" data-src=\"http:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/The-southern-region-of-Velondriake-discusses-their-workplan2-385x288.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"385\" height=\"288\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 385px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 385\/288;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1025\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The southern region of Velondriake discusses their workplan<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Last weekend, Velondriake held this bi-annual meeting in Andavadoaka.\u00a0 Participants discussed the impending temporary octopus reserve openings, challenges and successes with enforcing the local law banning destructive fishing, and created a work plan for the next several months.\u00a0 These meetings are important for ensuring that Velondriake is guided and managed by local leaders, and ultimately lead to long-term sustainability of this important marine ecosystem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kame Westerman, Velondriake MPA Project Coordinator, Andavadoaka, Madagascar. \u00a0The Velondriake marine managed area is governed by representatives from each of the twenty-five villages that are encompassed by its boundaries.\u00a0 Twice a year, these 65 representatives come together to take [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":73,"featured_media":28415,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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