(English) Macron in first French bilateral visit to Madagascar in 20 years

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. French president Emmanuel Macron arrives in Antananarivo this afternoon (Wednesday 23rd April) for the first bilateral visit to Madagascar since 2005. But alongside talks on trade, defence, climate change and pollution, disagreement over ownership of Indian Ocean islands is likely to be expressed.   French President Emmanuel…

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(English) Dynamic Agro-Forestry: Malagasy people changing practices, changing lives, and benefitting the world

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. 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…

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(English) Savings and loans – a way to make ‘dreams come true’

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. Despite working two jobs, Joséphine Rasoanantenaina was only able to earn half the money she and her family required to cover their daily needs. Her story – including the efforts and decisions she made – shows how our Resilient Forests and Livelihoods (RFL) programme enables Malagasy…

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(English) Health, wealth and wellbeing: the challenges facing development and environmental action

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. A new study in Madagascar reveals that young Malagasy people are suffering not only physical, but also serious mental health challenges as a result of climate catastrophe. And yet, even as these impacts are being uncovered and better understood, and even within a context in which…

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(English) The Green Match Fund: it’s in the name

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. 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…

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(English) Road update: compensation promise to impacted people

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. THE MALAGASY government has said it will continue the construction of a road in the country’s east, without delay, despite its negative impact on communities in its path. The government’s Minister of Communication and Culture, Volamiranty Donna Mara described anyone with concerns about the road and…

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(English) ‘Green Give’ – forests, farms and lemurs

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. ‘As a result of this project, we’ve noticed remarkable changes… We’re planting new trees and we look after the forests, reporting when people come to chop down trees… we’re learning new techniques and raising awareness about the importance of the environment.‘ The Big Give Green Match Fund is coming,…

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(English) A Malagasy update

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. Almost 11,000 men, women and children have been displaced by Tropical Storm Jude, which made two landfalls in Madagascar this month – a situation made even worse by extreme food insecurity, and risk of disease associated with lack of food, and storm-related chaos. The World Health…

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(English) Madagascar: A song of ice and water

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. Every year on 22 March, World Water Day is an opportunity for us to focus on water, its vital importance to everything on Earth, its quality and accessibility to people all over the world. This year, the global theme is glaciers, which store 70 per cent…

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(English) Plantlife: protecting forests, improving lives

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. Today, 21 March 2025, is the International Day of Forests, a moment where the world can take a moment to appreciate – and hopefully commit to protecting – the environment of which we are all a part and upon which we all rely. The theme of…

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