{"id":8056,"date":"2016-09-14T13:13:44","date_gmt":"2016-09-14T12:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/?p=8056"},"modified":"2018-01-23T14:28:35","modified_gmt":"2018-01-23T14:28:35","slug":"global-conservation-lessons-can-learnt-madagascar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/global-conservation-lessons-can-learnt-madagascar\/","title":{"rendered":"What global conservation lessons can be learnt from Madagascar?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this week\u2019s blog we pass the mic to a global expert on marine conservation, <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/danlaffoley.com\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professor Dan Laffoley<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. At <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.org\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IUCN<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> he is Principal Advisor, Marine Science and Conservation for the <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.org\/theme\/marine-and-polar\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Global Marine and Polar Programme<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and has the global honorary role as Marine Vice Chair for the <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.org\/theme\/protected-areas\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World Commission on Protected Areas<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (WCPA). We were fortunate enough to have him visit our programmes in Madagascar earlier this year, and to hear his thoughts on how Blue Ventures\u2019 work is connected with global conservation issues.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through my work I seek knowledge, and provide innovation and leadership for consolidating action for the ocean and devising new ways for delivering marine conservation, protection and management that levers greater action and attention for our seas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I had heard a great deal in recent years about Blue Ventures\u2019 work, so I was naturally curious to find out more. The timing of my trip earlier this year was ideal, as there are great synergies between global issues and the work Blue Ventures does that could be explored.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Globally we have a keen interest in protected areas and \u201cother areas-based conservation measures\u201d under the Convention of Biological Diversity\u2019s (CBD) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbd.int\/sp\/targets\/rationale\/target-11\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aichi Target 11<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The work Blue Ventures does to support the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/blueventures.org\/conservation\/community-conservation\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">establishment of Locally Managed Marine Areas<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(LMMAs) is exemplary of the holistic approach to \u201careas-based conservation\u201d that the CBD endorses, in fact at IUCN we are in the process of providing global guidance for countries on such matters at the CBD\u2019s request.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are also looking at sustainable aquaculture, and since the earliest days we have led on Blue Carbon, bringing that idea to the attention of the world, so Blue Ventures\u2019 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blueventures.org\/conservation\/aquaculture\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aquaculture<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/blueventures.org\/conservation\/blue-forests\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blue Forests<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">programmes were both sources of great interest.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/global-conservation-lessons-can-learnt-madagascar\\\/\"}' class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular\" data-original-width=\"900\"><div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 895px; height: 630px;\"><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 422px; height: 634px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/global-conservation-lessons-can-learnt-madagascar\/dsc_7327-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8058\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/09\/DSC_7327-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1060,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dsc_7327-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/09\/DSC_7327-2-237x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/09\/DSC_7327-2-320x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/09\/DSC_7327-2-418x630.jpg\" width=\"418\" height=\"630\" align=\"left\" title=\"dsc_7327-2\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 418px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 418\/630;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Seaweed Aquaculture<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 473px; height: 634px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/global-conservation-lessons-can-learnt-madagascar\/marine-protected-area-co-ordination-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8057\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/09\/\u00a9_BlueVentures-GarthCripps_Velondriake-Committee-meetings.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,683\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Marine protected area co-ordination\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/09\/\u00a9_BlueVentures-GarthCripps_Velondriake-Committee-meetings-535x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/09\/\u00a9_BlueVentures-GarthCripps_Velondriake-Committee-meetings-724x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/09\/\u00a9_BlueVentures-GarthCripps_Velondriake-Committee-meetings-469x313.jpg\" width=\"469\" height=\"313\" align=\"left\" title=\"Marine protected area co-ordination\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 469px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 469\/313;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">LMMA co-ordination in Velondriake | Photo: Garth Cripps<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/global-conservation-lessons-can-learnt-madagascar\/bf-at-work\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8061\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/09\/BF-at-work.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1067\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bf-at-work\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/09\/BF-at-work-535x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/09\/BF-at-work-724x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/09\/BF-at-work-469x313.jpg\" width=\"469\" height=\"313\" align=\"left\" title=\"bf-at-work\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 469px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 469\/313;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Blue Forests team at work in the Mangroves.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having now witnessed the conservation programmes being implemented in coastal areas in Madagascar, I believe that global conservation lessons can be learnt, and that these are important to share.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Lesson 1<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 150px;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><strong><span class=\"pull-right\">&#8220;Marine Conservation is not so much about biodiversity or ecosystems as it is about people&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I believe that community leadership plays a very considerable role in the broader marine conservation movement. I often explain to people that marine conservation is not so much about biodiversity or ecosystems as it is about people. Whether in remotest Madagascar or in bustling Miami the same principle applies, which is without community support conservation action so often finds itself adrift in the water. So wherever the location, whatever the differing economic background, there is a need to bring in communities and leaders as early as possible not just to gain their support, but to better understand local issues, problems, opportunities and conditions. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just because you are in a poor country, that does not mean that conservation action isn\u2019t as meaningful as that delivered by richer nations. Indeed, the no-take areas in the middle of community-conserved areas are probably as effective if not more so than those in developed countries. It is probable that on a relatively short piece of coast Madagascar has more fully protected areas than currently exist around England. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will be valuable to feed Madagascar\u2019s experience into the development of the CBD guidance on other effective \u201careas-based conservation measures\u201d, and since my visit we have made that a practical reality. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Lesson 2<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>It is possible to create small-scale sustainable alternatives to fishing to support local communities.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><strong><span class=\"pull-right\">&#8220;Perhaps the time has come to apply the \u2018fair trade\u2019 principles to these areas and not just some aspects of the fish market&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The examples<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of seaweed farming and sea cucumber ranching are interesting ones to follow, as Blue Ventures is connecting isolated coastal communities with lucrative international markets, enabling families to develop their own aquaculture businesses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whilst such creativity is indeed possible, it won\u2019t be fully effective or financially viable until many more nations deal with the purchasing chain issues, where the wealth and true market value is not going to the farmers but to a relatively few rich middle-men. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perhaps the time has come to apply the \u2018fair trade\u2019 principles to these areas and not just some aspects of the fish market.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8062\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8062\" class=\"wp-image-8062 size-paperback-full-width lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/09\/GHC172504210812-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Garth Cripps\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/09\/GHC172504210812-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/09\/GHC172504210812-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/09\/GHC172504210812-97x65.jpg 97w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/09\/GHC172504210812-535x357.jpg 535w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/09\/GHC172504210812-724x483.jpg 724w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/09\/GHC172504210812-1300x867.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/09\/GHC172504210812-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/09\/GHC172504210812-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/09\/GHC172504210812.jpg 1600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/600;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8062\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sea cucumber ranching in Tampolove, Madagascar | Photo: Garth Cripps<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><b>Lesson 3<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><strong><span class=\"pull-right\">&#8220;More support is needed on nations-terms to translate guidance into action&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Greater interaction by IUCN is needed at regional and national levels. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whilst this continues to be a driving aim, especially in WCPA \u2013 Marine, the reality is that more support is needed on nations-terms to translate guidance into action, to advise on national measures and to help sustain or indeed create greater impetus for action. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good discussions across the marine NGO community in Madagascar at the end of my visit showed the potential, and I hope this will be followed through.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to find out more about Dan Laffoley, his website is here: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/danlaffoley.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/danlaffoley.com\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He also recently wrote a fantastic blog for Virgin.com and The Huffington Post: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virgin.com\/virgin-unite\/time-look-after-your-best-friend-one-you-never-knew-you-had\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Time to look after your best friend \u2013 the one you never knew you had!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this week\u2019s blog we pass the mic to a global expert on marine conservation, IUCN&#8217;s Professor Dan Laffoley, who visited our programmes in Madagascar earlier this 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