‘Madagascar’s small fisherfolk respect the sea — they strive to protect ocean life’
Times Evoke | Updated: Dec 29, 2020, 07:49 IST
Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy is president of the board of trustees of Madagascar’s Mihari network
Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy is president of the board of trustees of Madagascar’s Mihari network which empowers smallscale fisherfolk communities to contribute towards sustaining marine life. Vatosoa, who won the prestigious Whitley Award in 2019 for her conservation efforts, shares her perspective with
Times Evoke on how such fisherfolk save marine ecosystems, their in-depth knowledge of the seas — and why it is important to respect the oceans which sustain so many: