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Marine conservation training scholarship open for applications for 2010-11

Tuesday, 27 July 2010 00:00

The WWF J. Paul Getty Award, described by US presidentRonald Reagan as ‘the Nobel Prize for conservation', recognises outstandingleadership in conservation. The award recognises achievement in three annually rotating categories: political leadership scientific leadership, and community leadership in conservation.

Social marketing campaign reaches Madagascar Prime Minister

Friday, 02 July 2010 00:00

TULEAR, 2 July 2010. Madagascar's national media turned its attention to the coastal city of Toliara on 2nd July as the country's Prime Minister and 16 government ministers descended on the regional capital for the inauguration of the Ministry of Fisheries' new regional headquarters.

Research highlights plight of Madagascar’s critically endangered spider tortoises

Monday, 26 April 2010 00:00

ANTANANARIVO, 26 April 2010. A team of researchers working with Blue Ventures is calling for urgent action to protect one of the world's most endangered reptiles.

Improving population health is an effective approach to conservation

Monday, 01 March 2010 00:00

LONDON 1st March 2010. Meeting an unmet need for contraceptive services in the world’s poorest areas is an effective approach to conservation, the director of a family planning project told global leaders in London today.

Blue Ventures conservationist becomes the first Malagasy national to achieve PADI Instructor certification

Wednesday, 27 January 2010 00:00

Blue Ventures is proud to announce that Georges ‘Bic' Manahira, a conservationist at its groundbreaking research site in Andavadoaka, southwest Madagascar and the longest serving member of staff on site has recently been certified by the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) as Madagascar's first Open Water Scuba Instructor.

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