
Plan d’Aménagement et de Gestion de la NAP Velondriake
Remerciements L’élaboration de ce plan a été rendu possible grâce au financement généreux de RAMP-COI par le WWF MWIOPA ainsi que le D John et
Remerciements L’élaboration de ce plan a été rendu possible grâce au financement généreux de RAMP-COI par le WWF MWIOPA ainsi que le D John et
Blue Ventures’ community health team in Madagascar has created a curriculum for the youth groups that we support across the country. This curriculum was validated
Abstract Although the dynamics of coastal resources are largely determined by the impacts of human users, spatially-explicit social data are rarely systematically integrated into coastal
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A Blue Ventures case study on the first Mozambique to Madagascar fisher learning exchange in the Velondriake Locally Managed Marine Area in 2015 has now
Abstract In the light of the opportunities presented by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) debate is being reignited to understand the connections between human population
Abstract: The non-essential metal mercury (Hg) can have deleterious effects on health of organisms, and tends to bioaccumulate with age in long-lived organisms and to
Abstract Worldwide, small-scale fisheries (SSFs) contribute over half of global fish and invertebrate catch and generate employment for 90% of those working in the fishing
Solutions in Focus: Community-led successes in marine conservation is a 2018 brochure from Blue Solutions’ PANORAMA – Solutions for a Healthy Planet. Two of the
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Abstract With the growing recognition that effective action on climate change will require a combination of emissions reductions and carbon sequestration, protecting, enhancing and restoring
Abstract: Protected areas (PAs) are our principal conservation strategy and are evolving rapidly, but we know little about the real-world management and governance of new
For further information contact Dr Trevor Gareth Jones at trevor.jones@ubc.ca. Trevor, who coordinates and teaches in UBC Forestry’s Master of Geomatics for Environmental Management programme,
Abstract Marine protected areas (MPAs) and freshwater protected areas (FPAs), collectively aquatic protected areas (APAs), share many commonalities in their design, establishment, and management, suggesting
Since 2003, Blue Ventures has supported globally acclaimed community-based marine tourism experiences, which are both simple and effective: ecotourists generate secure and sustainable funding that
Abstract: The impact of resource exploitation by ancient human communities on Madagascar’s environment is an area of intense debate. A fundamental question in the archaeology
Blue Ventures contributed the case study “Locally Managed Marine Area and Aquaculture” to this 2017 IUCN Report on Aquaculture and Marine Protected Areas. Acknowledgements This
Abstract Madagascar, among the world’s poorest countries, depends heavily on small-scale fisheries for food security and income. Many of its fisheries have transitioned from subsistence-
Abstract: Of the numerous ecosystem services mangroves provide, carbon storage is gaining particular attention for its potential role in climate change mitigation strategies. Madagascar contains
Keywords: Biodiversity, conservation–poverty linkages, deforestation, Madagascar, mangrove use, migration, poverty– environment linkages Abstract: Mangroves are heavily threatened globally, with fuelwood harvesting and charcoal production a
Keywords: LMMA, participatory approach, fishing site mapping, fisheries monitoring, local knowledge. Abstract: Accurate fishing ground maps are necessary for fisheries monitoring. In Velondriake locally managed
Keywords: Cyclones; Southwest Madagascar; Seagrass ecosystems; Haruna impact; Fish assemblages; Local communities Abstract: Cyclones are large-scale disturbances with highly destructive potential in coastal ecosystems. On
Abstract This study assessed changes in contraceptive use and fertility between 2009 and 2013 in the Velondriake locally managed marine area of southwest Madagascar where
Summary A decade ago, in a remote corner of southwest Madagascar, Blue Ventures supported the village of Andavadoaka to temporarily close a small reef to
Abstract Over 90% of those employed in commercial capture fisheries work in the small-scale fisheries (SSF) sector and an estimated 97% of small scale fishers
Keywords Biodiversity, Blue forests, Coastal environment, Conservation Inventory, Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) Abstract Although the importance of regulating and provisioning services provided by mangroves is
Highlights Madagascar’s lemurs are a top global conservation priority, but little is known about their occurrence in mangroves. A mixed-methods approach was used to collect
Highlights New markets and declining resources have transformed traditional fisher migration. Migrants now target sea cucumber and shark fin for Chinese markets. Strict protected areas