[ [link removed] ]Close up of a Hawksbill turtle looking directly at the camera. It is
floating above green sea plants in the dark blue ocean.
John,
This week we can protect a HUGE 695,400 acre stretch of Madagascar
ocean home to endangered sharks, turtles, and dolphins, and pristine coral
reef!
At nearly 3000 square kilometres, the Marine Protected Area we can help
create would be bigger than Luxembourg. And it’s critical to defending
this incredible stretch of ocean from illegal fishing, unsustainable
tourism, and pollution.
Our partners are working with the Madagascar government to create the
reserve and fund and implement a strong enforcement plan. They have 90% of
what they need to make it happen, but are asking for *our* help to get it
done!
At least 24 threatened species, from sharks to dolphins to turtles (like
the endangered Hawksbill above), call this area home. And we can protect
it forever. Can you chip in to create this mega Marine Protected Area in
Madagascar – and fight for nature worldwide?
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Nosy Be isn’t just critical for its biodiversity, but essential to food
security for Madagascar, where more than 90% of the population lives below
the poverty line. This project is badly needed to ensure long-term
protection of the coral reef ecosystems that are vital to both local
communities… and marine life.
That includes HUNDREDS of endangered Whale Sharks – the world’s largest
fish – which congregate in the area, but have become frequent victims of
boat collisions.
[ [link removed] ]Close up of a whale shark floating near the surface of the ocean.
Light is breaking through the water. The whale shark is covered in its
distinctive, trademark white spots.
Not to mention endangered Blue Whales,
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critically endangered Hawksbill Turtles,
[ [link removed] ]Close up of a Hawksbill turtle looking directly at the camera. It is
floating above green sea plants in the dark blue ocean.
endangered Humpback Dolphins,
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and over 300 square kilometers of what scientists call “pristine” coral
reef!
[ [link removed] ]A colourful shot of a turtle swimming in the ocean surrounded by
bright coral reefs and yellow striped fish.
We can help preserve it that way for future generations. If enough of us
chip in we can help our partner Rainforest Trust fully fund the project
and get the Marine Protected Area in place – and keep up our work to find
more opportunities like this around the globe! Can you chip in?
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Your donation will help power Ekō and our campaigns worldwide fighting for
people and the planet.
Together, we’ve helped protect massive tracts of land from Indonesia to
Ecuador, from Guinea to Argentina. Now we have a chance to do it for the
ocean too…join in!
Thanks for all that you do,
Danny and the Ekō team
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More information:
[ [link removed] ]Create a Shark Park and Stop Overfishing in Madagascar Rainforest Trust
[ [link removed] ]I’m obsessed with sharks: I used to kill them, now I risk my life to
film them The Guardian 23 September 2024
[ [link removed] ]Madagascar a hotspot for rare rays, but where are its reef
species? Oceanographic Magazine 12 February 2025
Ekō is a worldwide movement of people like you, working together to hold corporations accountable for their actions and forge a new, sustainable path for our global economy.
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