Reef Doctor

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5

Outstanding

2

Reviews

24

Years in business

Operating for 19 years, Reef Doctor is a UK-based, non-profit passionate about conservation and creating sustainable livelihoods for communities in Southwest Madagascar.

  • We marry conservation with social development by facilitating sustainable livelihoods and education as a countermeasure to over-exploitation. 

  • Our goal is to protect both marine and terrestrial habitats, and provide a self-sustaining pathway to poverty alleviation in the impoverished rural ...

Review Description


  • We marry conservation with social development by facilitating sustainable livelihoods and education as a countermeasure to over-exploitation. 

  • Our goal is to protect both marine and terrestrial habitats, and provide a self-sustaining pathway to poverty alleviation in the impoverished rural communities of Southwest Madagascar. 

  • We have worked in the Bay of Ranobe for 17 years, establishing long-standing harmony and effective partnerships with local communities.


RESEARCH

We are collecting data on the health of marine habitats and fisheries to advise local communities, the Malagasy government, and regional and global scientific communities.

CONSERVATION

We protect and manage a diverse mix of habitats including coral reefs, seagrass beds, mangroves, and terrestrial forest.

RESTORATION

We grow and transplant coral, and implement artificial reefs in an attempt to restore heavily damaged coral reefs and the associated wealth of biodiversity.

SUSTAINABILITY

We create and nurture community-led initiatives to encourage sustainable fisheries management and turtle conservation.

EDUCATION 

We educate and involve local communities in conservation and sustainability to promote effective environmental stewardship.

POVERTY ALLEVIATION 

We provide a pathway out of poverty through the development of sustainable alternative livelihoods in rural communities.

EQUALITY 

We empower marginalised women to promote gender equality.

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

We seek to improve the welfare of impoverished people that are heavily dependent on diminishing resources. Local communities are at the heart of all our projects.

Contact Person

Sergei Toscani

Spoken languages: Italian, English

Reef Doctor reviews

Steph rating5.0

2019 at Eco Diver

I stayed 5 weeks with reefdoctor and it was one of the best experiences I've ever had. The work they do and how much they help the malagasy community is impressing! You can feel the difference that they are making and that YOUR work is very appreciated there. I've learnt a lot of interesting facts ...
Henry rating5.0

2019 at Eco Diver

I spent 6 weeks on Reef Doctor's marine conservation project, and I was left with a genuine feeling that both the volunteers and the organisation as a whole were making a tangible difference in Ifaty. I was able to learn a huge amount about marine science, whilst living in a far flung, beautiful ...