Velondriake: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
m added external links to Blue Ventures and livewiththesea websites |
||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
|orphan =November 2010}} |
|orphan =November 2010}} |
||
'''Velondriake''' (which is a [[Malagasy]] word meaning “to live with the [[sea]]”) is a locally managed [[marine reserve]] in southwest [[Madagascar]]. Covering an area of 1145km2, the reserve brings benefits to over 10,000 people in twenty-five villages, protecting [[coral reefs]], [[mangroves]], [[seagrass]] beds, [[Adansonia|baobab]] forests and other threatened habitats. Villagers worked with partner organisation Blue Ventures to set out the borders of the Velondriake marine reserve as well as chosing which habitats required protection. Villagers are being educated in [[conservation biology|conservation]] science and planning, and have set up their own management board, the Velondriake Association, that oversees the implementation, management and monitoring of the reserve. Along with traditional conservation strategies such as seasonal no-take zones and permanent reserves, the villagers living within and around Velondriake are benefiting from a variety of [[sustainable development]] activities created by Blue Ventures, including [[sea cucumber]] farming, [[algae]] farming and [[eco-tourism]]. |
'''[http://www.livewiththesea.org/ Velondriake]''' (which is a [[Malagasy]] word meaning “to live with the [[sea]]”) is a locally managed [[marine reserve]] in southwest [[Madagascar]]. Covering an area of 1145km2, the reserve brings benefits to over 10,000 people in twenty-five villages, protecting [[coral reefs]], [[mangroves]], [[seagrass]] beds, [[Adansonia|baobab]] forests and other threatened habitats. Villagers worked with partner organisation [http://blueventures.org/ Blue Ventures] to set out the borders of the Velondriake marine reserve as well as chosing which habitats required protection. Villagers are being educated in [[conservation biology|conservation]] science and planning, and have set up their own management board, the Velondriake Association, that oversees the implementation, management and monitoring of the reserve. Along with traditional conservation strategies such as seasonal no-take zones and permanent reserves, the villagers living within and around Velondriake are benefiting from a variety of [[sustainable development]] activities created by Blue Ventures, including [[sea cucumber]] farming, [[algae]] farming and [[eco-tourism]]. |
||
Revision as of 13:17, 13 January 2011
 | This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages)
No issues specified. Please specify issues, or remove this template. |
Velondriake (which is a Malagasy word meaning “to live with the sea”) is a locally managed marine reserve in southwest Madagascar. Covering an area of 1145km2, the reserve brings benefits to over 10,000 people in twenty-five villages, protecting coral reefs, mangroves, seagrass beds, baobab forests and other threatened habitats. Villagers worked with partner organisation Blue Ventures to set out the borders of the Velondriake marine reserve as well as chosing which habitats required protection. Villagers are being educated in conservation science and planning, and have set up their own management board, the Velondriake Association, that oversees the implementation, management and monitoring of the reserve. Along with traditional conservation strategies such as seasonal no-take zones and permanent reserves, the villagers living within and around Velondriake are benefiting from a variety of sustainable development activities created by Blue Ventures, including sea cucumber farming, algae farming and eco-tourism.