Blue Ventures Conservation

Mission

Blue Ventures Conservation (BVC) is a UK-based registered charity, dedicated to facilitating projects that enhance global marine conservation and research. Projects provide equipment, training and personnel as well as full time technical and logistical support for the development of community-centred marine conservation, education and research initiatives in the Western Indian Ocean region.

Programs

Blue Ventures works with local communities in southern Madagascar to establish pioneering community-run marine protected areas and other environmental conservation, fisheries enhancement and sustainable livelihood initiatives. In addition Blue Ventures trains villagers as marine guides for tourists, develops environmental education programs for children and trains over 200 local and international volunteers in marine research and conservation each year

Current Projects on GlobalGiving

Community-run Eco-lodge on the Indian Ocean

Personnel Overview

Alasdair Harris - Research Coordinator
Graduated from Edinburgh University with first class honours in zoology. Awarded an MSc in Environmental Change and Management from Oxford University where he chaired the University exploration society and organised research expeditions to Madagascar. Established Blue Ventures, where he is now responsible for overseeing the research programme

Tom Savage - Managing Director
Tom graduated in Business Studies from Edinburgh University and completed a Masters in Management at Oxford University. At Edinburgh Tom’s interest in social entrepreneurship led him to found the Entrepreneurial Society and he has also lead social and environmental research expeditions to Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia

Anju Nihalani - Education Coordinator
Anju graduated from Manchester University with a BSc in Environmental Science, and completed a masters in Global Environmental Change and Policy at Imperial College London. Anju’s work with Blue Ventures is focused on developing sustainable livelihood and marine environmental education initiatives.

Personnel Statistics

Robert Conway,
Chair of Trustees
Founded in 2002
Employees: 20
Volunteers: 100