In an article for WIOMSA’s monthly newsbrief, Hanjara Rabemanantsoa, Blue Ventures’ mangroves coordinator in Tsimipaika Bay, shares the journey of alternative charcoal producers.
Launch of first widely accessible tool to map and monitor mangrove forests at a locally relevant scale, helping guide mangrove conservation and restoration projects worldwide
A new blue carbon methodology has added mangrove & seagrass conservation as verified sources of emission reductions, helping to safeguard these ecosystems and bolster coastal resilience.
Lalao Aigrette’s, Blue Ventures’ National Blue Forests Programme Lead in Madagascar, recent article in WIOMSA’s magazine discusses participatory mangrove conservation in the Bay of Assassins.
Sharing learning on community engagement in conservation in Tsimipaika Bay
Groundbreaking new research helps to shed light on the fate of the carbon stored in mangrove soils following deforestation, emphasising the importance of conservation in the face of the climate emergency.
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.
Blue Ventures’ founder Alasdair Harris has written a blog for One Earth about Blue Ventures’ work protecting mangroves.
Blue Ventures’ mangrove technical lead, Leah Glass, was interviewed by the Skoll Foundation about the launch of the world’s largest mangrove carbon conservation project.
The Tahiry Honko project is helping to tackle climate breakdown and build community resilience by restoring and protecting mangrove forests
Ismaël Ratefinjanahary reflects on some of the landmark moments in Blue Ventures’ blue carbon journey
Madagascar’s mangroves are in trouble, and finding a viable alternative to mangrove charcoal is crucial if they are to be saved…
The UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Environment Minister of State Thérèse Coffey marked World Mangrove Day by calling for greater protection for mangroves
Wood is an indispensable resource for communities in Madagascar, but forests are disappearing at an alarming rate
This study describes the two participatory approaches used by Blue Ventures’ Blue Forests team while facilitating a community-based payments for ecosystem services initiative in a mangrove in southwest Madagascar.
Blue Ventures’ blue forests programme was covered in MercoPress and The Yorkshire Times on World Wildlife Day 2019.
Zo Andriamahenina left northwest Madagascar for Sunnyvale, California, to attend Google’s Geo for Good User Summit and learn more about how Google’s tools can help with natural resource management.
Since joining Blue Ventures, Christelle has successfully captured wild bee colonies and travelled the length of Madagascar to learn more about community-led beekeeping.
Le journal malgache Midi Madagasikara a couvert le travail de Blue Ventures consistant à replanter des mangroves à Ambalahonko dans le district d’Ambanja.
Lalao Aigrette, Blue Ventures’ Deputy National Blue Forests Programme Lead shared her views with Landscape News in the lead-up to the 2018 Global Landscapes Forum in Nairobi.
Dianeri grew up thinking mangroves were a nuisance, but now she’s teaching the next generation how important they really are
Celebrate the importance of mangroves with the communities and BV teams in Ambanja, Mahajamba, Maintirano and the Velondriake LMMA.
Regional authorities and ten community associations signed natural resource management rights contracts in Ambanja during World Mangrove Day celebrations.
In an article for the Express, Environment Minister Dr Coffey highlights Blue Ventures’ blue forests programme as a project helping to tackle mangrove loss.
Aina Celéstin left the southwest of Madagascar for the first time in his life to attend a training retreat in Andasibe with his colleagues from the blue forests team.
A new discover site has been released by Blue Ventures to illustrate the vital importance of an integrated approach to community-led mangrove management.
When I started working with mangroves four years ago, I had no idea what I was getting myself into…
Madagascar’s Ministry of National Education awarded Blue Ventures a “Certificat de Reconnaisse”, acknowledging the contribution of our thriving environmental education programme to the Ambanja region in the island’s northwest.
The value of mangrove forests was celebrated in the village of Ampondrabe Mahamanina, as local communities, school children and representatives from the public and private sectors came together for the International Day of Forests.
Lalao Aigrette, our Deputy National Blue Forests Programme Lead, tells the story of her ten years supporting communities with mangrove conservation in Madagascar.
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