Education

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 ...

Students in the coastal village of Sarteneja are now being supported with their education and receiving additional training. Read the full post: Challenging the norm: new student scholarship scheme in Belize

Women in Fisheries 4: an interview with Hani Nusantari of JARI Read the full post: The Educator

A short film from southwest Madagascar shows young people returning to class thanks to your support. Read the full post: Back to school time

Dianeri grew up thinking mangroves were a nuisance, but now she’s teaching the next generation how important they really are Read the full post: Mangroves matter! Spreading the word in Sarteneja

A symposium event was held on the 8th and 9th of May to officially close the Roger Samba and J. Paul Getty Scholarship Programme. Mr. Roger Samba won the Paul Getty Award for his Leadership in Conservation in 2008 while he was the president of the isolated village of Andavadoaka in southwest Madagascar. Mr. Samba ...

Rosemary Hartley didn’t expect her Blue Ventures expedition to have such a focus on education, but found it to be one of the most rewarding aspects of her Madagascar experience. Read the full post: The power of education

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. Our Environmental Education Officer Alban Aoemba (third from left, above) proudly received the certificate during Ambanja’s “School Day” celebrations, part of an annual event that occurs across ...

E-louise was one of the first students to be supported by a Blue Ventures scholarship when they first began in 2007, and she’s now an intern within our education programme! Read the full post: Realising our potential: scholars in profile – E-louise

Angelot has always been incredibly motivated to continue his education, and now he’s studying Biodiversity at the University of Toliara! Read the full post: Realising their potential: scholars in profile - Angelot