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As part of Blue Ventures’ COVID-19 response, we have launched our COVID-19 resource hub, which aims to provide a focal point for our staff and partners in the community conservation and small scale fisheries sectors to find reliable and useful information while navigating the pandemic. Designed for partners, allies and wider networks within our sector, ...

This article was first published as a commentary on Mongabay on April 22nd 2020 Impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on vulnerable communities in the Global South go far beyond the looming public health emergency.  The broader economic and environmental ramifications are of profound importance to biodiversity conservation. How the conservation movement responds will determine our relevance ...

Saturday 21st March marked International Day of Forests 2020, established by the United Nations (UN). As an organisation whose work centres around the natural environment, and with our pioneering Blue Forests programme, we wanted to join in the celebration. We created a short video to showcase the invaluable role that mangrove forests play, as a ...

A broad human rights-based approach is vital for removing barriers to community engagement in conservation. Discover more in Madagascar health-environment

In 2019, Blue Ventures supported our partners Safari Doctors and Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT) in securing access to a documentary crew willing to produce a short film about their pioneering health-environment work in Lamu County, Kenya. The short film, ‘Pamoja’ – meaning ‘together’ in Swahili – explores Safari Doctors, NRT and Blue Ventures’ current collaborative ...

Blue Ventures is one of a tide of organisations that have come together to call on the members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to deliver on their commitment to end the subsidies that enable global overfishing, through the international #StopFundingOverfishing campaign. The world’s oceans are under threat from overfishing by fleets of commercial fishing ...

Blue Ventures is now a ‘100% AWARE Partner’ with Project AWARE, a fellow global non-profit organisation which empowers thousands of ocean adventurers around the world to work together for a clean, healthy and abundant ocean. As a 100% AWARE Partner, Blue Ventures is committed to making a donation towards ocean protection on behalf of every ...

This Sunday 8th March we join the global celebration of women’s achievements around the world and pledge our commitment to taking action for equality. Discover more in International Women's Day 2020 #EACHFOREQUAL  

Megan Elliott, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Marie Stopes International, is taking the helm at Blue Ventures as its new Chair of Trustees, developing the organisation to achieve its goals, make the most of opportunities, and to govern and lead the Board. She joins us at a critical moment in our efforts to ...

Learn how embracing the power of partnerships and networks can help an idea go global. In 2003, one successful fishery closure in Madagascar inspired a new approach to catalysing community-led marine conservation. This is the story of how working with local partner organisations and learning networks enabled that approach to reach nearly 500,000 people across ...