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Sea birds research in Madagascar,

🔥 This is the TOAD-HEADED AGAMA – The Tiny Lizard With a Big Attitude! 😱

Native to the deserts of Central Asia, the Toad-Headed Agama (Phrynocephalus mystaceus) is a small, fierce-looking lizard with an unforgettable face.

When threatened, it opens its mouth wide to reveal bright red or orange flaps of skin, a built-in intimidation display that scares off predators!

✨ Fun Fact: Despite its tough look, it’s harmless and spends most of its time sunbathing or digging tiny burrows in the sand to stay cool.

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FIGURING OUT THE EXPANSION TO MADAGASCAR 🇲🇬

From Fiji: MATASAWALEVU VILLAGERS CELEBRATE FIRST SEAWEED HARVEST AND PLAN EXPANSION

Villagers of Matasawalevu in Kadavu celebrated a major milestone with the successful harvest of their first batch of seaweed, marking a new chapter in sustainable livelihood development for the community. The harvest, supported by Fisheries officers from Kavala, highlights the positive results of collaboration and community effort.

The first harvest filled the village’s newly built drying racks, signaling a promising start to their seaweed farming venture. The villagers plan to conduct another harvest in two weeks, once the current batch has fully dried, and to continue the process on a regular cycle to maintain a steady supply and income source.

On October 16, 2025, the community also expanded its seaweed lines through transplanting activities aimed at increasing production and ensuring long-term sustainability. This initiative not only strengthens local livelihoods but also supports the sustainable management of Kadavu’s marine resources.

🚨 BREAKING: All oceanic devil rays are now Critically Endangered.

📢 The IUCN Red List has just reassessed the conservation status of all three oceanic devil rays; the spinetail (Mobula mobular), bentfin (M. thurstoni), and sicklefin (M. tarapacana) devil ray.

They are now officially classified as Critically Endangered, the last category before extinction in the wild.

🔎 Why the uplisting?
⚪️ Steep population declines have been recorded across the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic Oceans.
⚪️ These declines are based on landing data, reduced sightings, and expert observations.
⚪️ Overfishing and bycatch continue to drive mortality, with most catches going unreported.
⚪️ International trade in their meat and gill plates remains high, unsustainable, and in many cases illegal.
⚪️ Their slow reproduction (like manta rays, they have long gestation and few offspring) makes recovery extremely difficult.

⚠️ What this means
🌊 Current national, regional, and international protections are not working.
🌊 All three species were listed as Endangered in 2018; in just a few years they have worsened to Critically Endangered.
🌊 This uplisting is a strong signal that stronger, science-based, and enforceable conservation measures are urgently needed.

📣 The time to act is NOW. In less than 3 months, global leaders will meet at CITES CoP20 to decide the future of manta and devil rays. We are calling for Appendix I protection, which would end international commercial trade.

🤝 Be part of our hashtag campaign:
✔️ Sign the petition (https://bit.ly/4o5Sulu)
✔️ Grab a campaign T-shirt, snap a photo, and share it on our campaign page (https://bit.ly/3KHeF3e)
✔️ Your photo will become part of a powerful mural at CITES - a message that delegates cannot ignore

⚠️ These species are the largest of the devil rays and are highly migratory. Without immediate, coordinated action, we risk losing them forever.

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💚👉🔺APPEL PROJET- GEF8 Madagascar 🔺

⏭️Le Programme de Petites Subventions du Fonds pour l’Environnement Mondial (GEF SGP) du PNUD à Madagascar lance son 1er Appel à Projets de financement du GEF 8, destiné aux organisations de la société civile (associations, ONG, organisations communautaires de base, groupements de femmes, de jeunes, etc.) œuvrant pour la protection de l’environnement et le développement durable.

⏭️Les documents complets y compris le guide de présentation et les termes de référence peuvent être consultés ici :
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1E0owLz5OFTcOABxPHmIsPDpXSTfowOOG?usp=sharing

⏭️Les dossiers de soumission doivent être envoyés à [email protected]
avec mention en Objet : Soumission SGP FEM8 – [Nom du soumissionnaire]

🔶 Date limite de soumission : 7 novembre 2025

JOIN US TOMORROW 🗓️

Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) and Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) play a key role in safeguarding vast ecosystems. Yet, their stewardship is often unrecognized.

📢 Join us tomorrow for a session on ‘The “15 of 30 Revolution”: IPLCS and OECMS at the Frontline of Achieving Target 3’ as we redefine conservation pathways and mark the first step towards shaping a new strategy that recognizes their role as central to achieving 30x30.

📅 Saturday, October 11th 2025
🕰️ 2000h to 2100h
📍 IUCN Africa Pavillion

🔗 https://iucncongress2025.org/programme/15-30-revolution-iplcs-and-oecms-frontline-achieving-target-3

The 15 of 30 Revolution: IPLCs and OECMs at the frontline of achieving target 3 11/10/2025 20:00 - 21:00 IUCN Africa , Onsite Session with interpretation Exhibition Exhibitor event Delivering on Equity Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action Why attend Join the 15 of 30 Revolution, the first step toward shaping a new strategy that recognizes IPLCs and OECMs as central to achie...

Saviez-vous que le bassin du Congo est la deuxième plus grande forêt tropicale du monde, juste après l’Amazonie ?
Il s’étend sur plus de 3,7 millions de km² à travers six pays d’Afrique centrale, dont la République du Congo.

🌱 Cette forêt abrite :

Plus de 10 000 espèces de plantes, dont 30 % endémiques,

Près de 400 espèces de mammifères,

Et l’un des fleuves les plus puissants de la planète : le fleuve Congo.

💚 Ici, nous allons explorer ensemble cette richesse incroyable, découvrir les espèces emblématiques et comprendre pourquoi protéger cette biodiversité, c’est protéger notre avenir commun."

OPPORTUNITY

Le Comité de Gestion du Lac Itasy (COGELI) recherche Un(e) Consultant(e) / ou un Bureau d’étude pour l’étude de faisabilité relative à la mise en place d’une structure porteuse du volet financement de la Gestion Intégrée des Ressources en Eau- Lac Itasy

Les TDRs sont disponibles sur le lien : [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Esv7XGMyeuST4Rx14_vKmIzSyuTFF6mx/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=104894987031940351930&rtpof=true&sd=true](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Esv7XGMyeuST4Rx14_vKmIzSyuTFF6mx/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=104894987031940351930&rtpof=true&sd=true)](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Esv7XGMyeuST4Rx14_vKmIzSyuTFF6mx/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=104894987031940351930&rtpof=true&sd=true)

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La date limite de candidature sera le Vendredi ***24 Octobre *****2025 à 17h00mn**

Terme_de_reference_Consultant_COGELI.docx TERMES DE RÉFÉRENCE (TdR) Recrutement d’un(e) consultant(e)/bureau d’étude expert (e) pour l’étude de faisabilité relative à la mise en place d’une structure porteuse du volet financement de la Gestion Intégrée des Ressources en Eau- Lac Itasy (GIRE) 1. Contexte et justification Le C...

Always Good News from Madagascar

⭕ Le docteur Henitsoa Jaonalison, de l’Institut halieutique et des sciences marines (IHSM) de l’université de Toliara, a été nommé membre du Comité directeur international de l’Indo-Pacific Fish Conference (IPFC) pour la période 2025-2029. Lauréat du Prix Wiomsa du Scientifique émergent 2025, il est le seul représentant africain au sein des 15 membres du comité. L’IPFC couvre une vaste zone biogéographique et organise tous les quatre ans un colloque international réunissant scientifiques et délégués mondiaux sur la biodiversité, l’écologie et la gestion durable des ressources halieutiques.

⭕ Cette nomination marque une reconnaissance scientifique internationale pour Madagascar et l’Afrique, renforçant la visibilité de la recherche malgache dans le domaine marin. Elle ouvre également la perspective pour l’organisation future de la conférence dans la région de l’océan Indien occidental, ce qui pourrait accroître les collaborations scientifiques et l’impact des recherches locales sur les politiques de conservation et de gestion durable des ressources marines.

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