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Locals pioneer safer fishing alternatives to protect seas off Madagascar

Locals pioneer safer fishing alternatives to protect seas off Madagascar

NICKY MILNE IN a small boat off the coast of Madagascar, Idrissa Tsirvelo struggled with a spanner on his rusted dive cylinder, then put a regulator in his mouth and disappeared under the water, risking death illegally harvesting sea cucumbers from the ocean floor. Deep sea diving for the worm-like marine animals - a delicacy selling for hundreds of dollars in Asia - can lead to death, injury or paralysis, but many young men in the Indian Ocean island say they have no other means of survival. "This work really scares me," said Tsirvelo. "As humans we are not meant…
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IMF approves $171.9 mln to Madagascar to address COVID-19 pandemic

IMF approves $171.9 mln to Madagascar to address COVID-19 pandemic

THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved $171.9 million of funding to Madagascar, bringing the total COVID-19 emergency support to the country to $337.9 million. "This is the second emergency disbursement since the onset of the pandemic and will help finance the country's urgent balance of payments and fiscal needs," the IMF said in a statement. - Thomson Reuters Foundation ADVERTISEMENT
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