Money for Madagascar welcomes and joins new calls for reassurances that the Malagasy rainforests will not be damaged by two proposed new roads in Madagascar. Members of the European parliament have called on the IMF to pause the payment of fund for two road-building projects in Madagascar, until forest-protection guarantees are made by the Malagasy government. The 35 MEPs…
Madagascar is bracing for the next in a series of intense cyclones, as the UK Met Office warns that such weather events will increase in intensity and frequency due to climate change. Cyclone Faida is scheduled to make landfall in Madagascar today (Tuesday 4 February 2025). Its wind-speeds have been recorded as 65kmph, and are expected to increase as…
The World Bank reminds us that Malagasy people are among the world’s poorest, and that development need not threaten the environment on which we all rely. Our work follows this vital and accurate mantra. We join the Bank in calling on the world’s richest nations help Malagasy livelihoods improve in environmentally-friendly ways. As we approach the end of the…
An accident of birth means Malagasy communities, including some living in severe poverty, find themselves charged not only with somehow keeping themselves and their families alive, but also with protecting some of the planet’s fertile and dynamic rainforest. These two imperatives could clash with and contradict one another, but under our DAF programme, they are instead complementary. Because of…
Illicit and unfair trade in Madagascar’s unique plants is threatening entire species, as well as exploiting Malagasy working men and women. The international wild species trade expert organisation TRAFFIC reports that trade in Malagasy plants – prized for their unique medicinal properties including for skincare and organ health, and against cancer – generates millions of US dollars each year…
From 8th to 16th December, Cyclone Chido developed in the Western Indian Ocean and struck several islands in its path. One of those was Madagascar, which was, fortunately, spared the worst of the cyclone’s devastation. But Mauritian island Agalega, and Mayotte, which lie either side of Madagascar’s north coast, were hit particularly hard. Chido’s occurrence was not unusual in…
A report by experts on the Malagasy rainforest warns that the entire ecosystem and everything within it is at serious risk because of ‘alarming’ deforestation. The Madagascar Protected Area Consortium’s Madagascar Protected Area Outlook 2024, the first of its kind, reports that just 10 per cent of Madagascar’s original primary forest cover remains, that more than one football pitch…
Youngsters living at a centre for boys lacking adequate care and protection no longer have to walk long distances in all weathers for water, or risk their health, thanks to Money for Madagascar and your generosity. MfM, in collaboration with Codegaz, and using money donated by our supporters, has ensured the installation of the first permanent water supply system…
Work on the reconstruction of the Akany Avoko Bevalala (ABB) boys’ centre is set to begin soon, after the site has been officially installed. A fire ripped through the centre’s dormitory on Friday 20th September this year, destroying the dormitory where 34 vulnerable boys aged 10-18 had been staying for their protection, care and access to education. Fortunately, the…
Early yesterday morning (Sunday 24th November) COP 29 came to a close after a fraught final, extra, day. The climate conference was due to finish on Friday (22nd November) but spilled into Saturday and then Sunday morning, as negotiations over a new deal to help the world’s poorest countries deal with climate catastrophe threatened to end without agreement. Late…
The world’s ‘developing states’ – primarily nations…
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