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Scaling up community-led conservation of marine ecosystems, Madagascar, 2023-2026
Blue Ventures is an organisation that campaigns for the preservation and protection of the sea, and puts people first. It supports coastal communities in remote and rural communities to rebuild fisheries, restore ocean life and develop sustainable ways of generating income for the local community. This project focuses on protecting 557 km2 of marine area in the Bay of Tsimipaika, in the north-west of Madagascar, based on community-led marine conservation. This is being reached by supporting the Miaramientagna Federation's coordination of bay management. Fishing restrictions are being implemented, and sea grass reserves and no-take zones are being established to improve biodiversity and increase fishing yields. In addition, 21 members of the community are being trained to monitor the marine ecosystems and use their data to show the local community the advantages of complying with the sustainability measures. Various aspects of local communities' decision-making are being improved and local support is being fostered for new and larger marine reserves. The Turing Foundation is contributing € 193,000 towards this project (of which, € 70,000 in 2023)
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 Scaling up community-led conservation of marine ecosystems, Madagascar |
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Establishing protected marine areas with local communities, Madagascar, 2016-2019
Blue Ventures works with local communities to find ways to protect marine biodiversity which at the same time have a positive effect on their livelihoods. A total of 65 marine areas are currently managed locally in Madagascar. Blue Ventures aims to increase coastal communities' local capacity to use mobile technology to independently measure, monitor and use fisheries data. This enables more locally managed marine areas to be better protected with lower associated costs. The Turing Foundation is contributing €156,000 (42% of the total budget) towards this project, of which €49,000 in 2019. See also: Blue Ventures: other projects  Sustainable fishing, Madagascar |
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