Working Holistically

Midwives and sea cucumber farmers join a grassroots movement to protect the Indian Ocean’s underwater marvels; a holistic approach that is shining a light on the future of conservation. Ocean Watch feature in the Scuba Diving Open Planet magazine. Words by Laura Robson, images by Garth Cripps.

A different story from Madagascar: how working across sectors and upholding reproductive rights are the key to sustainable development. This article, featured on the Huffington Post, discusses the changing landscape of sustainable development in Madagascar, and how the Population-Health-Environment movement is gaining momentum in a country that is more than the dancing lemurs and political ...

A landmark meeting held in Antananarivo this week brought together health and conservation organisations, international donors and government ministers to discuss their shared vision for Madagascar’s sustainable development. The meeting called for more widespread adoption of an integrated approach known as ‘Population-Health-Environment’ (PHE), which combines health education and voluntary family planning services with natural resource ...

St Andrews, Scotland - An innovative project integrating community-based health services with locally-led marine conservation initiatives has won this year’s St Andrews Prize for the Environment. The prize identifies and rewards entrepreneurs with original and practical ideas for tackling specific environmental challenges, and is run by the University of St Andrews with independent exploration and production ...

Against the stunning backdrop of Marojejy National Park in northeast Madagascar, a doctor and a conservationist cross paths. Although from very different backgrounds, their responses to the social and environmental challenges facing their partner communities are surprisingly similar... After a chance meeting, a new Population-Health-Environment programme is born in Madagascar, by BV's Dr Vik Mohan ...