In a momentous step toward community-driven resource management and marine conservation, fishers and gleaners from the coastal community of Ilimano, in collaboration with the Village
Jemima Gomes joined Blue Ventures in 2016 as the Diving Assistant during Blue Ventures Expedition programme in Timor-Leste. Jemima recently participated in a Seagrass Ecosystem Services regional workshop in Indonesia. Here, she shares her personal experience of the Blue Carbon […]
Blue Ventures Timor-Leste presented results of an innovative seagrass ecosystem service assessment conducted in Hera, as part of the Seagrass Ecosystem Services Project. Over 100
Natercia Verdial joined Blue Ventures in March 2022 as a Fisheries and Livelihoods Senior Manager in Timor-Leste. Natercia uses her expertise to support women to identify and introduce alternative livelihoods in their communities. Here she talks about her recent work […]
In Timor-Leste, coastal communities are facing challenges due to unsustainable fishing methods, sea level rise, ocean warming and other climate impacts. On May 11th 2023
Despite boasting some of the most biodiverse marine ecosystems in the world, small-scale fishers in Timor-Leste are increasingly concerned about declining daily catches. Participatory video is a powerful community engagement and communications tool that can help uncover hidden challenges and […]
Our Conservation Officer in Timor-Leste, Armindo Marques, talks about his journey with BV and training the first-ever team of Timorese reef monitoring volunteers.
Antonio really showed me the importance of providing fishers with the skills to keep themselves and other community members safe, and how this has inspired wider engagement and conservation action in his community.
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