Blue Ventures Community Based Distribution of Contraception within the Velondriake region of southwest Madagascar is featured in International Lifestyle Magazine.
Read more: International lifestyle magazine- A future Maintained
Blue Ventures Malaysia is featured in Kuala Lumpar's Expatriate Lifestyle Magazine.
Read more: Expatriate Lifestyle- The Dragon Princess Unbound
Katie Yewdall, Project Coordinator of Blue Ventures Malaysia is interviewed for the Otago Daily times.
Tess Shellard's John O'Groats to Land's End trek to raise money for Blue Venture's PHE programme is featured in International Lifestyle Magazine
Read more: International Lifestyle Magazine - Strides in the right Direction
Blue Ventures' integrated PHE programme is featured in an article in International Lifestyle Magazine
Read more: International Lifestyle Magazine - Pressure Point
Our Madagascar team are starring in TV5's 'Coup de pouce pour la planete' (Nudge in the Right Direction for the planet) - a weekly sustainable development programme on the french-language network. The team talk about their work in Andavadoaka and there will be 4 episodes. Follow the link for the episodes. Please note the videos will be in french.
Blue Ventures' ambitious expedition to document the contemporary migration of indigenous fishing communities in Madagascar is featured in an article in Africa Geographic magazine
Blue Ventures' work in Velondriake is featured in an article in Developments Magazine
Read more: Developments Magazine - Madagascar Marine Ecology
Blue Ventures founder, Alasdair Harris, has been awarded the Conde Naste Traveler Environment Award.
Blue Ventures has been selected as one of the 50 Best Tours of a Lifetime.
Read more: National Geographic Traveler - Tours of a Lifetime: 50 of the World's Best Trips!
"Travel that will set your heart pounding, open your eyes, and force you to look again at what surrounds you."
Read more: National Geographic Adventure - The 25 Best Adventure Travel Trips
"When you join a marine conservation expedition with Blue Ventures to study the coral reefs off the west coast of Madagascar, you'll also enjoy some of the best diving in the western Indian Ocean."
Leleuvia, Fiji, 11 August 2009 Blue Ventures socio-economic researcher Gildas Andriamalala has made history by becoming the first Malagasy national to journey to Fiji. Gildas visited Fiji as part of his ongoing Rare Pride conservation campaign.
San Francisco, USA 18 August 2009 Blue Ventures Fiji volunteer project has featured in the launch edition of new 'experiential' travel magazine, Afar.
Read more: BV Fiji features in launch issue of new US travel magazine
Andavadoaka, 18 July 2009 (Reuters). The Vezo are a community in south-west Madagascar who have depended on the sea for centuries, catching fish to eat and to trade for other food like rice.
A campaign run by Blue Ventures scientist Gildas Andriamalala has been acclaimed by respected conservation body RARE.
London, UK, 17 April 2009 (Daily Telegraph) Blue Ventures Madagascar volunteer, Matt Hudson, wins top prize in the Daily Telegraph national travel photo competition.
Read more: BV volunteer wins top prize in national photography contest
USA, 9 March 2009 (Travel Answer Man). Blue Ventures has been named as one of the Top 50 Ecotourism Websites by US Travel Guru John Van Kirk.
Read more: Blue Ventures named in Top 50 Ecotourism Websites
Fiji, 8 March 2009 (Fiji Times Online). A 10-minute boat ride to Bau Island is a ride back in time to a tiny island that was once the seat of power in Fiji.
TOLIARA, 4 December 2008 (IRIN) - Coastal communities in southwestern Madagascar face an uncertain future as unsustainable fishing practices threaten the survival of the marine resources on which they depend.
Malagasy conservationist receives award for work with no-take areas
Read more: Malagasy conservationist receives award for work with no-take areas
ANDAVADOAKA, Madagascar - Wading through the emerald green water with sharp eyes and a spear, Toline, 22, is hunting octopus in the baking midday sun.
Read more: Malagasy fishermen find ways to protect their livelihoods
The first hatching of Green Turtles recorded as a direct result of efforts to protect the species in southwest Madagascar has occurred.
Read more: Marine Pollution Bulletin - Malagasy turtle success
The emergence of 92 live hatchlings marks the success of an awareness-raising campaign launched by Blue Ventures two years ago.
100 ways to fill the gap: from conservation in Belize to care work in India...
Blue Ventures medic Rebecca Hill speaks to IRIN about the family planning clinic she runs in Andavadoaka.
Read more: IRINnews.org - Family Planning in Andavadoaka supported by Blue Ventures
La planification familiale dans Andavadoaka appuyé par Blue Ventures
Read more: IRINnews.org - Des objectifs de planification familiale ambitieux
Blue Ventures and the indigenous community of Andavadoaka, the Vezo, have been featured in Madagascar's premier economic journal.
Blue Ventures leads octopus conservation efforts in Madagascar.
More than 70 students attending an environmental youth conference were told they can make a difference to the global environment.
Blue Ventures' Research Development Manager was interviewed in The Royal Gazette, Bermuda's premiere newspaper.
"As exotic destinations become more commonplace and travelers seek out more unusual and broadening experiences, nonprofit groups are responding."
Read more: New York Times - Travelling the World to Help Save It
Blue Ventures is featured in Responsible Travel Magazine after being "highly commended" for eco-trips at the 2007 Responsible Travel Awards.
Read more: Responsible Travel Magazine - Responsible Travel Awards
Andavadoaka, Madagascar, November 2007 (BBC News). Photo journal: shark fishing in Madagascar.
"Volunteer on an expedition to Madagascar and help with scientific research on the third largest coral reef system in the world."
Protecting marine areas for even relatively brief periods can significantly restore depleted fish stocks, scientists said on Monday, citing a study of octopus catches in Madagascar.
Read more: Reuters - Octopus study shows way to save fish stocks
Blue Ventures’ coral reef surveys show the importance of locating and protecting healthy coral ecosystems.
Read more: National Geographic News - Madagascar Reefs May Hold Keys to Rebirth, Despite Bleaching
