Diverse agroforestry protects natural capital around Betampona and Vohibe, Madagascar
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £314,523
WHERE Madagascar
Summary
To enable the long-term conservation of biodiversity in the target protected areas, this project will provide rural Malagasy with tools, seedlings, training, technical assistance and market access to derive resilient, sustainable livelihoods that also build natural capital in the production landscapes surrounding two important but threatened protected areas. Diverse agroforestry methods will be used to sustainably increase crop diversity, household income and tree cover, thereby reducing susceptibility to extreme climate events and
pressure on remaining local forests.
Kew Madagascar Conservation Centre, The Fruits, Vegetables, and Environmental Education (FVEE) Program of the Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar (FJKM), Professor Christof den Biggelaar, VOI LOVASOA, SOAVINALA, Missouri Botanical Garden
Regions
Sub-Saharan Africa
Biomes
ISLAND BIODIVERSITY, TROPICAL FOREST, FORESTS
Production
FORESTRY, AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION
Threats To Biodiversity
OVER EXPLOITATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
Broad Approches
SPECIES CONSERVATION, IN SITU, GOODS SERVICES, SUSTAINABLE USE, INCENTIVES, POVERTY REDUCTION, LIVELIHOODS, BENEFIT SHARING
Specific Tools
RESEARCH TRAINING, TRAINING, PARTICIPATORY, MONITORING, PROTECTED AREAS
