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Where have all the mangroves gone?
July 4, 2022
Listen to The Climate Question on BBC Sounds where Blue Ventures’ Global Technical Lead on Mangroves and Blue Carbon, Leah Glass, talks about mangrove conservation
Listen to The Climate Question on BBC Sounds where Blue Ventures’ Global Technical Lead on Mangroves and Blue Carbon, Leah Glass, talks about mangrove conservation
The world’s largest Spanish-speaking newswire EFE produced a TV piece featuring small-scale fishers discussing the significance of attending the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) in Lisbon
Mongabay reports on the outcomes of the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon at the end of June 2022: “At side events taking place during the
The Guardian featured the voices and calls of fisher and civil society representatives we supported to attend and speak at the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC)
Radio Catalunya reports from the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon. Fishers from around the world call on leaders and governments attending UNOC to end sea pollution
Full video of Blue Ventures’ Executive Director Alasdair Harris speaking here at 1hr47m in the 7th Plenary session of the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon.
Blue Ventures’ CEO Alasdair Harris’ speech to the UN plenary was featured in the UN’s press highlights: “The representative of Blue Ventures said that fishers
A panel discussion hosted by Sea Shepherd and Fair Carbon during the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) in Lisbon featured Blue Venture’s Techincal Advosor on Blue
Blue Ventures’ Executive Director Alasdair Harris speaking on UN TV with Bloomberg Philanthropies and Global Fishing Watch at the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) in Lisbon.
France24’s Spanish TV service featured small-scale fishers Blue Ventures supported from Mexico, Honduras, Panama, and Brazil.
Portuguese magazine Azul featured the voices of small-scale fishers who came to Lisbon for the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC)
Loop wrote about the small-scale fishers and community representatives who had come to the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon to address their exclusion from the
The Star in Kenya reports on an exchange between members of the communities of the village of Munje and Pate Island, both on the Kenyan coast.
A new book called Flowers for Elephants by Peter Martell tells the stories of communities fighting climate change and poaching, while at the same time
Watch Indah Rufiati, fisheries lead at Yayasan Pesisir Lestari in Indonesia, speak at the Our Ocean Conference 2022 in Palau about community lead conservation and the role of women in fisheries and science.
Great news for the team at our partner in Indonesia Yayasan Pesisir Lestari and everyone involved in the making of the short film Eight Arms
More than two dozen groups working on solutions to the climate and ecological emergency are among the 465 grantees awarded funds by philanthropist MacKensie Scott
Human rights, such as those of small-scale fishers, must be included in the global conservation goal to protect 30% of the world’s lands and oceans by 2030 say environmentalists.
“A growing number of voices are calling for an end to what has been described as ‘the worst fishing technique in the world’, bottom trawling.
RE:TV has made a film that documents BV’s strategy and years of work to control invasive red lionfish species in Belize.
Bottom trawling is a common way of catching fish that involves dragging heavy nets across the seabed. Around a quarter of the world’s seafood is
Reducing the carbon footprint of bottom trawling requires bold action from governments, and collaboration between fishers and environmentalists, writes Dr Steve Rocliffe, senior technical adviser at Blue Ventures.
Mangroves are some of the most important habitats on the planet. These biologically rich ecosystems play a fundamental role in bolstering livelihoods, supporting biodiversity and
In April 2022, the Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will gather in Kunming, China. The meeting, delayed for the third
Blue Ventures’ position on 30×30 is covered in the IUCN Marine News published to coincide with the World Conservation Congress
In an article for Chatham House, an international affairs think tank, Mialy Andriamahefazafy writes of the resilience of the people of Madagascar.
In an article for China Dialogue, environmental journalist Catherine Early discusses the global plans to protect more of the Earth with protected areas and explores whether there should be a focus on quality over quantity.
Blue Ventures’ Executive Director, Alasdair Harris featured in the latest TED Radio Hour podcast episode, ‘An SOS From the Ocean’.
Read WIOMSA’s June newsbrief to read the story of temporary fishery closures in the Barren Isles archipelago
In a blog for IUCN, Blue Ventures’ Regional Manager for southwest Madagascar, Gilde Tahindraza describes the journey of the Velondriake locally managed marine area.
