Two lemurs have been added to the list of the 25 most-endangered primates on Earth. But there are hopes that one may spark new interest in and protection for, a vital ecological habitat. Madagascar is the only country on Earth to which lemurs are native, but 95 per cent of lemur species are at risk of extinction. And at…
Our colleague, trustee and friend Theresa Haine, alongside another vital and valued ally Ony Rakotoarivelo, have been justly honoured with the Sir Mervyn Brown Award 2025. The award has been given for their outstanding work with and for Malagasy people and in protection of the country’s culture, its vital wilderness and the promotion and development of partnership between Madagascar…
An astonishingly rare chameleon species has been discovered in a new location in Madagascar – both a cause for celebration and a reminder of the precarious nature of the world in which we live, and the creatures we share it with. A biological research team working in an area of spiny forest in southwestern Madagascar has recorded and reported…
A supporter of Money for Madagascar is set to walk 100km (62 miles) through the Peak District later this month, to raise money for our work providing Malagasy men, women and children a platform from which to overcome poverty and food shortage, and protect their vibrant, vital, natural environment. Gregg Smith is hoping to raise £500 with his walk,…
This year’s International Day for Biodiversity – which falls today, Thursday 22 May 2025 – is being held under the theme: ‘Harmony with nature and sustainable development.’ The phrase could be our slogan, and at Money for Madagascar we work specifically with men, women and children in arguable the world’s biodiversity hotbed to help Malagasy people achieve development and…
Malagasy conservationist Lily-Arison René de Roland has won the world’s most prestigious international conservation award: we congratulate him and hope he, and we, can register many more successes in our work to protect and expand the Malagasy rainforests, help the flora and fauna within them to thrive, and help Malagasy people lift themselves from hunger and poverty. A Malagasy…
The people, the plants, and the animals of Madagascar are fighting a battle for survival, against problems which are almost all not of their making. Our work is inclusive, it is fair, and it is necessary. Join us. At Money for Madagascar, we work with and for Malagasy organisations, communities and individuals, offering people a platform from which their…
With just six months remaining of the Resilient Forests and Livelihoods pilot period, we are delighted to report our programme’s progress to date. Money for Madagascar has helped restore and reforest hundreds of acres of Malagasy rainforest, and empowered thousands of Malagasy people to lift themselves from poverty and hunger, while protecting the vibrant, vital forests which surround them….
In the previous RFL post, we met Joséphine, a shop-owner and farmer in the PK7 village in Moramanga, part of the Moramanga district in Madagascar’s Toamasina province. In that post we learnt about how Joséphine changed her and her family’s life by taking part in savings and loans projects run by Money for Madagascar and our Malagasy partner Mitsinjo…
With the start of this year’s Green Match Fund just 17 days away, we take a brief look at one of the strands of our Resilient Forests and Livelihoods programme: ECCLiM. Green Match Fund: 12pm Tuesday 22 April 2025 – 12pm Tuesday 29 April 2025 WHAT’s in a name? Some names are created for beauty, others to distract or…
Malagasy president and colonel of the CAPSAT…
We are delighted to announce the release…
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