Madagascar's 'Velondriake Locally Managed Marine Area'

From Emergent Africa Sat Oct 25 2014, 00:09:00

Alasdair Harris in the Guardian:

'Blue Ventures / Garth Cripps'.

Rural Malagasy people in the arid south west have been hit particularly hard by the decline in fish populations. For the nomadic Vezo communities that inhabit this region, seafood is the sole source of protein (pdf) in 99% of household meals. Income is just over a dollar per person per day.

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