Abstract This paper presents evidence of the fisheries effect of experimental temporary fishing closures for Octopus cyanea in the then-emergent Velondriake Locally Managed Marine Area
Abstract Mangroves are found throughout the tropics, providing critical ecosystem goods and services to coastal communities and supporting rich biodiversity. Despite their value, world-wide, mangroves
Abstract In the Western Indian Ocean (WIO), local communities are increasingly assuming responsibility for inshore marine resources either on their own or through collaborative management
Abstract A monitoring programme was established in order to support community based seaweed farming in south-west Madagascar by providing scientific information on the effects of
Blue Ventures’ community health programme delivers health education and services in order to enable people to make their own reproductive health choices, as part of our
Abstract Terrestrial runoff and sedimentation have been implicated in a variety of impacts on scleractinian corals. However, despite accumulating evidence, little work has been done to
Extract While blue forests collectively refer to all marine vegetation, including sea-grasses, marshes, sea-weeds and mangroves, Trevor’s work in Madagascar focussed on mangroves. Mangroves are
Abstract: Knowledge of the trophic ecology and interactions of marine top predators is fundamental for understanding community structure and dynamics as well as ecosystem function. We examined
Abstract Seagrass meadows provide important nursery and feeding grounds for many commercially valuable fish species. Here, we address the paucity of published information on the status
Abstract Ensuring that benefits from natural resource management initiatives are shared amongst both men and women is crucial to achieving long-term conservation objectives. In southwest
Abstract Small-scale fisheries make key contributions to food security, sustainable livelihoods and poverty reduc-tion, yet to date the economic value of small-scale fisheries has been
Abstract Climate change impacts fall disproportionately on the world’s poorest, most marginalised communities, particularly those highly dependent on direct use of natural resources, such as
Summary Local and co-management approaches are increasingly adopted in marine conservation to increase compliance with rules, which is essential for effective management. Here, we evaluate
Abstract From April 2009 to November 2010, a social marketing campaign was designed and implemented in southwest Madagascar to encourage fishers to give up destructive
Abstract Community-based aquaculture of the sea cucumber Holuthuria scabra offers a potentially profitable and ecologically sustainable complementary livelihood activity for coastal communities in the tropical
Extract Biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation are two of the world’s major challenges, and the search for synergies in the pursuit of both agendas is
Blue Ventures’ community health programme delivers health education and services in order to enable couples to make their own reproductive health choices, as part of
Abstract Since 2004, the creation of locally managed marine areas (LMMAs) in Madagascar has exponentially increased, highlighting the need for improved information sharing between communities and
Abstract The Madagascar spider tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides), endemic to the threatened southern dry forests of southwest Madagascar, is thought to display highly seasonal variations in
Introduction Madagascar’s terrestrial forests contain as much as 5 % of the world’s floral and faunal diversity and exhibit >80% endemism (Giri and Muhlhausen 2008).
Blue Ventures’ community health programme delivers health education and services in order to enable couples to make their own reproductive health choices, as part of
Throughout the tropics and subtropics, coastal communities are increasingly assuming responsibility for nearshore resources under arrangements known as “locally managed marine areas” or LMMAs. Broadly
Abstract The Octopus cyanea fishery is the most economically important fishery in southwest Madagascar. Growing concerns over the sustainability of exploitation have promoted a number
Abstract The reform of the European Union’s Common Fisheries Policy(CFP) is focusing attention on EU distant water fishing activities, including the agreements signed with developing
Introduction Tropical coastal ecosystems are the home and livelihood of hundreds of millions of people around the world. The effects of climate change on coastal
Abstract Madagascar, the world’s fourth largest island, is one of the world’s poorest developing countries, and its people depend heavily on marine resources for subsistence
Blue Ventures’ community health programme delivers health education and services in order to enable couples to make their own reproductive health choices, as part of
Abstract Fisheries are considered a major driver of population declines for many marine vertebrate species, and yet for some, data on the levels of direct
Abstract The biomass and abundance of four herbivorous fish families were surveyed in the region of Andavadoaka, south-west Madagascar, investigating the effects of fishing intensity,
ABSTRACT With over 5,500 km of coastline spanning more than 14 degrees of latitude, Madagascar boasts a diversity of marine and coastal habitats that is
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