Community-led landscape restoration of two Madagascar Ramsar sites
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £795,797
WHERE Madagascar
Summary
Between 2001-2018, Madagascar lost 20% of its tree cover. Four of every five Malagasy people depend on natural resources, and watersheds are degraded from forest loss and fires, leading to wetland biodiversity loss, siltation, and poorer crop yields. This project, focused on Alaotra and Sofia (Ramsar) watersheds, will build community capacity to restore degraded habitat using native species, whilst mitigating against further deforestation and agricultural expansion through establishing woodlots for fuel and supporting sustainable agricultural techniques and agroforestry.
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