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Velondriake, which means “to live with the sea” in Malagasy, is the largest network of community-run coastal and marine protected zones in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO). We, the Vezo tribal fishing community, share a common goal: to sustainably manage our natural resources.
And we are achieving this by protecting the region’s unique marine environment, and creating sustainable livelihoods through protected fisheries, ecotourism and conservation. |
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Making marine reserves talk |
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Monday, 23 February 2009 00:00 |
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Andavadoaka 23 February 2009 (IUCN) A four-day training workshop held by marine conservation NGOs, Blue Ventures and Shoals Rodrigues, and the Velondriake committee for four fishermen who had travelled to Andavadoaka from Rodrigues, a small island 650 km east of Mauritius. The objective of the workshop was to teach and inspire the Rodrigan fishermen through an exchange of experiences and ideas with the Velondriake committee.
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Shark & turtle monitoring |
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Monday, 10 November 2008 00:00 |
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Watch a video on shark & turtle monitoring in Velondriake. Malagasy version coming soon!
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WWF announces 2008 winner of prestigious Getty award named "The Nobel Prize for Conservation." |
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Tuesday, 21 October 2008 16:54 |
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WWF announces 2008 winner of the prestigious Getty Prize for Conservation is Mr. Roger Samba, President of the Velondriake Committee.
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Velondriake – a local Malagasy word meaning “to live with the sea” – spans 800-square kilometres, benefits more than 10,000 people and protects coral reefs, mangroves, seagrass beds, baobab forests and other threatened habitats.
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