Blue Ventures’ collaborative research project with Madagascar’s Institut Halieutique et des Sciences Marines (IHSM), has recently been selected as one of twelve finalists of the Seed Awards, an international contest to find the most promising, innovative and entrepreneurial partnerships for sustainable development.

The announcement of the finalists was made by Achim Steiner, Director General of IUCN – the World Conservation Union, and Ian Johnson, Vice President of the World Bank, at a reception with government ministers from across the world attending the IUCN World Congress in Bangkok.

Mr Steiner commented, ‘the finalist projects demonstrate both the potential of partnership and the power of entrepreneurship.  Together these form a vital force towards sustainable development.’

We would like to thank the generous support of USAID and Lufthansa, who kindly funded Dr. Mara Edouard (Institut Halieutique et des Sciences Marines) and Alasdair Harris (Blue Ventures) to represent the partnership at the World Congress.

Above, Institut Halieutique et des Sciences Marines senior reef scientist Dr. Edouard Mara, speaking on behalf of the IHSM-BV partnership at the World Conservation Congress.

For further information on the Seed Awards, please contact Darian Stibbe of the Seed Secretariat at info@Seedinit.org, or +44 1865 202 669 (htto://www.Seedinit.org). 

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