MRCI’s Sea Turtle Monitoring Program has been established to identify and develop Safe Turtle Breeding Zones in North Western Madagascar. MRCI has successfully, with the support of the local community, implemented a “Safe Turtle Nesting Zone” on Nosy Komba Island. As part of this initiative, MRCI have employed security personnel to provide 24 hour monitoring […]
Community Development
Madagascar Research and Conservation Institute’s Community Development Program consistently strives to improve the lives and living conditions of the people in our communities. We achieve this by maintaining existing community infrastructures and building much needed new facilities. Each project undertaken by MRCI is carefully planned and sanction by the community leaders. The key focus of […]
Island Outreach
Please note that this program is closed until further notice Volunteers can now enjoy even more of what Madagascar has to offer by signing up to join us on our new research vessel, the Spirit of Malala. In an effort to extend MRCI’s community and conservation reach beyond Nosy Be and Nosy Komba, volunteers […]
Volunteer Forest Conservation
Volunteering on the forest conservation project is a rare opportunity to experience one of the world’s most unique ecosystems and encounter the iconic creatures for which Madagascar is famed. Madagascar Research and Conservation Institute’s Forest Conservation Program involves constant monitoring of the forest and its endemic wildlife on Nosy Komba. The diversity and abundance […]
Volunteer Marine Conservation
Each volunteer on the Marine Conservation project has the opportunity to join a variety of conservation efforts focused on the protection of the marine ecosystem in Madagascar. Volunteers work in collaboration with and on behalf of a number of oceanographic organisations to gather vital raw data through a number of initiatives, including: Nudibranch Research […]