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Mar

WIOMSA: The quest for sustainable charcoal

In an article for WIOMSA's monthly newsbrief, Hanjara Rabemanantsoa, Blue Ventures’ mangroves coordinator in Tsimipaika Bay, shares the journey of alternative charcoal producers.

26

Mar

Walton Family Foundation: Women are becoming agents of change in Indonesian fisheries

Learn about the role of women in Indonesia’s artisanal fisheries in a blog from Walton Family Foundation.

23

Mar

Joining the countdown to net-zero with TEDx and Simon Reeve

TEDx Exeter invited Blue Ventures’ executive director Alasdair Harris to talk about the community-led conservation efforts protecting our oceans.

19

Mar

Blog: Harmonising community-led fisheries management within Uwedikan’s marine protected area

We would be devastated if our house was destroyed. This also applies to coral reefs. We pay for our children to go to school using the fish we catch, so we need to protect their house, the coral reef.

12

Mar

New Research: Exploring the recipe for community resilience to COVID-19

Protected areas and their surrounding communities have experienced severe impacts from the first 12 months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

08

Mar

Hooked: International Women's Day 2021

In a special edition of Hooked, we celebrate International Women's Day 2021 and all of the women tackling environmental and social injustice around the world.