Category: Blog

Goodbye Plastic and Hello To Bamboo Straws!MRCI performs regular beach cleans on Nosy Komba, and the most common trash found during these cleans is plastic. Bamboo straws offer a powerful eco-friendly solution to help reduce this plastic waste....

Island Outreach Boat Trip with seven different destinations in 10 days, let the journey begin.Our trip started with a lovely tour of the CNRO (Centre National de Recherches Oceangraphiques) in Nosy Be where we broadened our knowledge on some of the...

This month our community intern, Kaela, went on a discovery dive! A discovery dive is a basic introduction to diving for someone who is interested in diving but does not yet have any certification. You do not need any prior diving knowledge or...

Fundraise Game Between  MRCI Volunteer Team & Ampang Women’s Basketball Team, ASJETNO On Thursday the 26th of July, MRCI volunteers participated in a fundraising event for the local Ampang Women’s Basketball Team, ASJETNO. MRCI held a...

Ampoagna Clinic Built By Volunteers Will Change LivesLast week MRCI began construction on a medical clinic built by volunteers in the small village of Ampoagna, located on the mainland. The mayor for the region, who is also the only local doctor,...

This month at MRCI, we had the pleasure of hosting a Father-Daughter Conservation Adventure! Zara and Zain, a father-daughter duo from Mumbai, India, joined our forest conservation program. During their two weeks on camp, they participated in forest...

Diving into the Life of Tilo: From Space Science to Marine ConservationIt is always fascinating to find out more about our staff, their backgrounds and essentially what brought them to MRCI. Below, we pay homage to our marine science manager, Tilo...