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Blog: An unforgettable medical elective
August 28, 2019
Nick spent four weeks in Timor-Leste diving the most biodiverse reefs in the world and helping his fellow volunteers stay in good health
Nick spent four weeks in Timor-Leste diving the most biodiverse reefs in the world and helping his fellow volunteers stay in good health
Collaborating with community health workers to support treatment and vaccination in remote areas
The community of Tampolove, in collaboration with Blue Ventures and Indian Ocean Trepang, have been developing sea cucumber farms over the last ten years.
An interview with Blue Ventures’ partner support technicians in East Africa, Haji Machano and Khamis Juma
Blue Ventures’ partnership with Marie Stopes Timor-Leste is used as a case study by Global Health Alliance Australia to illustrate effective health-environment integration.
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
When communities establish temporary fishery closures, the impacts they experience go far beyond improved catch rates.
In the 10th issue of the Save Our Seas Magazine, Alasdair Harris is interviewed about Blue Ventures’ approach to supporting community-based natural resource management
After ten years of developing a model for community-based sea cucumber aquaculture with coastal fishing communities, Blue Ventures shared its knowledge outside of Madagascar for the first time at a learning exchange in Unguja, Zanzibar.
Fishers, seafood buyers, conservationists, researchers and policy makers gathered in Toliara to launch a Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) that sets out an ambitious vision for improving the sustainability of one of Madagascar’s largest small-scale fisheries.
Radio France Internationale’s (RFI) podcast, ‘Madagascar: Blue Ventures, a sustainable future for the Vezos’ takes the listener to the village of Andavadoaka, on the southwest coast of Madagascar, sharing scenes of the Vezo way of life.
Wood is an indispensable resource for communities in Madagascar, but forests are disappearing at an alarming rate
Blue Ventures’ Global Technical Lead for LMMA Programmes is interviewed about her participation in the Kinship Conservation Fellows programme in 2016
Blue Ventures has released a new photo story about the annual Indian mackerel fishery closure in northwest Madagascar
Blue Ventures is included in a list of ethical conservation-focused ecotourism providers in a piece by the Wildlife Conservation Network
For World Oceans Day 2019, The World Bank released an interview with Blue Ventures’ Dive and Science Assistant Jemima Gomes
On World Population Day, Blue Ventures joins 150 leading conservation and health organisations to pledge support for a taboo-busting campaign called Thriving Together
If there’s a creature in Madagascar with bad PR that deserves redemption, then it is surely the humble mangrove mud crab…
For community health workers in remote parts of Madagascar, smartphones can be a real game changer
The community in Popisi village took a bold step towards sustainable management of their octopus fishery by deciding to close a highly productive fishing site for three months
Women in Fisheries 3: an interview with Mursiati of FORKANI
Celebrating World Health Day with communities and partners in northwest Madagascar
After over a year of work, the day has finally come for the community of Behau to formalise the management of their marine resources
The latest short film from the Economist focuses on community-based sea cucumber farming in southwest Madagascar
An interview with Nurmayanti of FORKANI. The second blog in our Women in Fisheries series.
Communities in Comoros, Indonesia and Madagascar filmed the openings of their temporary octopus fishery closures, bringing their own unique perspectives to this marine management approach.
Blue Ventures has collaborated with the University of Rhode Island’s Coastal Resources Center and the WIOMSA to develop a new guide on the co-management of fisheries and coastal environments by local communities and government
