On April 13th, Blue Ventures and WWF held a joint launch workshop to officially introduce to national authorities two marine conservation projects in Madagascar. Both of these five-year projects, funded by the Blue Action Fund through the Green Climate Fund, seek to protect key marine ecosystems on Madagascar’s West coast. Blue Ventures’ project aims to
Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy, a WIOMPAN steering team member, recently did an interview for Current Conservation Magazine on creating a national network of small- scale fishers and the associated challenges, threats and opportunities. Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/eeptYeTw
Madagascar has pledged to triple the surface of its MPAs by 2025. It is well on its way to delivering on this pledge with 22 MPAs protecting 14,451 square kilometers of the ocean and 200 locally managed areas that are either legally recognised MPAs or managed by the local communities through legal bylaws. Learn more
