Ecosystem services

Celebrating natural capital in the Mozambique Channel

Ecosystem services used by the Vezo people of Madagascar

Please click on the image above to launch the interactive ecosystem services visualisation.

Design by Blue Ventures Conservation // Artwork by Nady Ratsimbazafy // View Google map of Andavadoaka

Please note: figures in US dollars ($) represent the value that the relevant ecosystem service provides to Vezo communities in the Velondriake marine protected area per year. Values are derived from an economic valuation, where researchers are using economic tools to help demonstrate the importance of environmental conservation to communities.