Marine Environmental Protection Association

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Association for the Awareness, Preservation, and Protection of the Ocean

Awareness and Education

Promote awareness and involve the local community in safeguarding the marine environment.

Promote Access to the Sea

Implement training, exploration, and water safety programs.

Waste Management

Launch waste management and reduction initiatives to conserve the ocean.

Research and Conservation

Support marine research and conservation projects.

Gardiens de l'Océan

Since 2015, the MADA Megafauna has been actively engaged in various initiatives to preserve the marine environment of Nosy Be and its surrounding areas.

people trained in swimming

people raised awareness

people taken out to sea

professionals currently in training

Our Actions
in Nosy Be

Awareness

Support and Conservation

Waste Management

Access to the Sea

Awareness

Our role is to raise public awareness of environmental issues by sharing knowledge, promoting responsible behaviors, and encouraging collective action to protect the Ocean.

Awareness

Since 2018, our educational program has been integrated into the school cursus to raise students' awareness of local marine biodiversity. It helps them understand how marine ecosystems function, identify the challenges of their conservation, and explore practical solutions to protect these natural r [...]

Young Reporters

This project seeks to involve groups of young people and guide them in creating their own awareness tools. The goal is to help them produce a short documentary about a local environmental issue or solution. The documentary is then shared widely in Nosy Be to raise awareness and involve the local com [...]

Beach and Road shows

To engage those without access to formal education and strengthen community bonds, we visit Madirokely Beach and local neighborhoods during school holidays to conduct awareness workshops. Approximately 200 children participate directly in these activities each year, and we engage as many families. T [...]

Events

By organizing or participating in various events, we have the opportunity to mobilize and bring together a large, diverse audience. These events are a powerful way to engage with the public, raise awareness about environmental emergencies, and propose concrete, accessible solutions for everyone. Fro [...]

OUR TEAM

Meet our founders and their team

Founders

Elina Sourisseau-Goy, Tanguy and Arthur Guillemain d’Echon

The association was founded in 2015 by the creators of the company Les Baleines Rand’eau. Pioneers in marine megafauna observation, they wanted their discoveries to contribute to scientific knowledge, the conservation of the marine environment, and to make these wonders accessible to the local community.