Indian Ocean tuna commission fails again on tuna, does better with sharks
Closing to fishing an area already largely closed by pirates is a long way short of being meaningful fisheries management, WWF said at the conclusion of the annual meeting of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) in Busan, Korea today.
Indian Ocean tuna commission fails again on tuna, does better with sharks
Closing to fishing an area already largely closed by pirates is a long way short of being meaningful fisheries management, WWF said at the conclusion of the annual meeting of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) in Busan, Korea today.
WWF Volunteers explore Madagascar and help conserve its richness
Two 4x4 drive on the dirt road outside Toliara towards the small village of Ankilimanilika. A once in a lifetime experience is about to start for 6 international volunteers aged between 20 and 24.
Animals adapt their behavior to changing climate
Besasavy-South, a village located 15 km from Itampolo in the South of Madagascar, has been suffering from a dry climate for twenty years, according to an old villager. The leaves are deciduous and finding water for livestock is truly difficult. In this village there are only two wells. One has dried up but the other one is newly constructed and works well. However, the amount of water in the well is not enough for everyone and especially not for all the cattle.
WWF launches climate change adaptation project in DIANA
Antsiranana - More than 50 regional actors have participated in a workshop to launch a regional project focused on developing a strategy for adaptation to future climate change. The workshop took place on January 29.
Madagascar government’s logging policy threatens the island’s natural heritage
Madagascar’s government decision to allow the export of endangered rosewood may have disastrous consequences for some of the country’s unique plant and animal species, and further impoverish the large island state.
Climate Witness: Be Mangaoka, Madagascar
Be Mangaoka, a farmer and fisherman from Ankingameloka, Madagascar, has witnessed cyclones, droughts, and changing weather patterns impact heavily on the livelihoods of farmers and fishermen in his village.
30,000 young Malagasy back strong Copenhagen deal
Malagasy youths have mobilized to draw attention to the effects of climate change in Madagascar in a first-time signature pledge.
Madagascar's major reefs among most at risk from climate change
An unprecedented combination of climate change and increasing human pressures could have a devastating effect on coral reefs in the near shore areas of Southern Madagascar. The Tuléar reef is the third largest in the world, and one of only five large continuous reef systems in the world.
The cry of the dolphin
Russian WWF Director Viktor Nikiforov visited Madagascar in October 2009. In Tuléar, in the south of the island, he visited a WWF project protecting spiny and dry forest as well as one of the biggest coral reef systems in the world. During his visit to the village of Maromena, Viktor heard an incredibly inspiring story. It’s the story of a big dolphin rescue operation. And it’s the story about people in Maromena and Befasy who are about to turn around their fate.
