{"id":1031,"date":"2011-02-08T11:40:40","date_gmt":"2011-02-08T10:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bvblog.wpengine.com\/?p=1031"},"modified":"2023-08-23T13:20:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T12:20:02","slug":"blue-ventures-hosts-guests-from-neighbouring-comorian-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/blue-ventures-hosts-guests-from-neighbouring-comorian-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Ventures hosts guests from neighbouring Comorian islands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Kame Westerman, Velondriake MPA Project Coordinator, Andavadoaka, Madagascar. \u00a0The success of Blue Ventures and Velondriake in southwest Madagascar has garnered growing interest from other conservation organizations wanting to learn about community conservation in this context.\u00a0 Recently, we had two visitors from the Comoros &#8211; the islands lying between Madagascar and mainland Africa \u2013 who work with the Bristol Conservation and Science Foundation.\u00a0 While the BCSF program is focused on the promotion of sustainable agriculture &#8211; important for soil fertility, ensuring water flow, and forest preservation \u2013 many of the political and social challenges are similar to those Blue Ventures has experienced in Madagascar.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1032\" style=\"width: 395px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/2011\/02\/08\/blue-ventures-hosts-guests-from-neighbouring-comorian-islands\/the-safidy-program-gives-a-presentation-about-family-planning-to-the-ga\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1032\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1032\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1032 lazyload\" title=\"The Safidy program gives a presentation about family planning to the GA\" data-src=\"http:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/The-Safidy-program-gives-a-presentation-about-family-planning-to-the-GA-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-1032\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Safidy program gives a presentation about family planning\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Discussions between the visitors and Blue Ventures staff included promotion of alternative livelihoods, introducing family planning services, and community outreach and capacity building. 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