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London, 27th January 2010. Blue Ventures is proud to announce that Georges ‘Bic’ Manahira, a conservationist at its groundbreaking research site in Andavadoaka, southwest Madagascar and the longest serving member of staff on site has recently been certified by the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) as Madagascar’s first Open Water Scuba Instructor.

London, 2nd November 2009. In 2003, Blue Ventures set out on an ambitious mission: to demonstrate that responsible tourism can be a powerful engine for sustainable, targeted conservation.

London, 28th October 2009 Blue Ventures has been short-listed in The Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards 2009, organised by responsibletravel.com.

London, 7th September 2009 Grassroots coral reef conservation can postpone the collapse of whole ecosystems but for how long?

Blue Ventures has recently completed an ambitious expedition to document the contemporary migration of indigenous fishing communities in Madagascar.

London, 5th June 2009 – World Oceans Day, on the 8th June 2009, will see leading conservation organisations, educational institutions, communities and individuals in dozens of countries around the world celebrating the world’s oceans.

Today, Google launched a new version of their popular Google Earth software, with added information on the state of the world’s oceans.

Seafaring auction signals full steam ahead for pioneering family planning clinic.

Blue Ventures was selected as a finalist in the Ashoka & National Geographic Changemakers Geotourism Challenge in October 2008 and in November 2008 was highly commended for Best Volunteering Organisation at the Responsible Tourism Awards, at the World Travel Market.

Blue Ventures Conservation has been chosen as a finalist in National Geographic and Ashoka’s Changemakers Geotourism Challenge Competition.

Andavadoaka received visitors from national, regional and local government recently to make the official presentation of the UNDP Equator Prize.

Blue Ventures took centre stage this week, at the 5^th Biennial Environmental Youth Conference at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo (BAMZ).

Three of the UK’s most respected marine conservation groups – Coral Cay Conservation, Blue Ventures and Project AWARE Foundation – announced today they have joined forces to promote coral reef conservation during the International Year of the Reef 2008.

Aqua Lung becomes exclusive supplier of diving gear for Blue Ventures’ expeditions

Blue Ventures, the award-winning marine conservation group, and Aqua Lung, the oldest and most respected name in Scuba diving, today announced they are joining forces to protect some of the world’s most threatened coral reef systems.

Blue Ventures is “Highly Commended” for eco- trips that protect threatened coastal habits

Blue Ventures Expeditions today was “Highly Commended” by the Responsible Tourism Awards in the Marine Environment category, recognised for its eco-tourism trips that bring volunteers to Madagascar to protect threatened ocean resources.

24-25 November conference brings leading scientists to present latest trends in exploration

Blue Ventures’ Director of Scientific Research Al Harris and Managing Director Richard Nimmo will speak at the Royal Geographical Society’s Explore 2007 conference this month to discuss the important role exploration plays in finding solutions to global environmental threats.

This following letter was sent to The Times newspaper in response to a front page article published on Tuesday, August 14th, quoting Judith Brodie, director of VSO UK, expressing her concern regarding the regulation of the gap year market, and whether some gap year projects only profit the companies which run them:

As part of the London Aquarium and the BBC’s ‘Saving Planet Earth’ month Blue Ventures will be running a weeklong marine scientist workshop for children visiting the aquarium.

From Monday 25th June to Sunday 2nd July Blue Ventures scientists will teach children about diving and marine life, as well as conservation and the work being carried out by Blue Ventures in Madagascar.

Blue Ventures’ co-founder Tom Savage won the 2007 Young Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award from Edge Upstarts for his work to create businesses that have a positive social and environmental impact.

The awards, started in 2001, showcase businesses that offer innovative and sustainable solutions to social issues, such as Blue Ventures, that have a socially beneficial purpose.

Village leaders honoured for conservation work with Blue Ventures and other NGOs

The village of Andavadoaka, Madagascar – location of Blue Ventures’ conservation research centre – was announced a winner of the prestigious Equator Prize at the United Nations headquarters in New York today in recognition of the village’s extraordinary work to diminish poverty through the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.

Andavadoaka recognized for community conservation work with Blue Ventures and others

Andavadoaka village in Madagascar was named as one of 25 finalists for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Equator prize, which recognizes initiatives that help reduce poverty through the conservation of biodiversity.

Former staff member provides background voice to Casino Royales’ Madagascar fight scene

The new James Bond flick, Casino Royale, brings 007 to Madagascar for his first mission, and a former Blue Ventures staff member to the big screen.