Message from Andavadoaka

In 2005, 60 million people starved to death - equivalent to the population of Britain.

[An English version is also available]

Throughout the world, population increase puts demand on food resources. On the coast of southwest Madagascar, Vezo fishing communities are completely dependent on the sea for their livelihood.

But the marine resources they depend upon are under pressure. Blue Ventures, a UK charity, works in a Vezo village called Andavadoaka. The community and the charity are working together to find ways of securing the fisheries the Vezo depend upon.

In 2005, Andavadoaka established the first community-run marine reserve. This film tells the story of this reserve and their plans for the future.