Justin Claude Rakotoarisoa, in memoriam

We at Money for Madagascar wish to pay tribute to the life and work of Justin Claude Rakotoarisoa, an environmentalist whose devoted commitment to his work has almost certainly saved – against the odds – several species of frog unique to Madagascar, and set an example to those who will as a result of his efforts, follow him in…

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Planting for the Future

MfM, our partners and Malagasy community members have seeded a thousand-tree forest close to the Malagasy capital Antananarivo. Money for Madagascar has revisited a location in which we last year planted 600 trees, to check on progress, and add new trees to the burgeoning forest. To mark the World Week of Harmony with nature, an MfM team on Wednesday…

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Cyclone Gezani Update

One week after it struck Eastern Madagascar, Cyclone Gezani is believed to have forced more than 16,000 men, women and children to leave their homes, and affected more than 270,000 people in total. Gezani made landfall in Madagascar’s largest port city, Toamasina, last Tuesday (10th February). It has killed at least 38 people, and injured 374, though both numbers…

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The world must – and can – act as cyclones wreak havoc

At least 38 people have been killed, and more than 12,000 forced to leave their homes, in one of Madagascar’s strongest cyclones of the last six decades. Cyclone Gezani made landfall in Madagascar on Tuesday (10th February 2026) and struck Toamasina, the largest Malagasy port city, with wind speeds of up to 155mph. Madagascar’s National Office for Risk and…

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Eric’s story: supporting livelihoods to protect the forest

We are supporting Malagasy organisations – and Malagasy people like Eric Randrianantoanina – to protect the environment upon which we all rely, and to improve their lives. Meet Eric… Madagascar has some of the world’s most spectacular wilderness. Almost 90 per cent of plant and animal species on the island are found only here, and it contains five per cent…

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We share responsibility for the Malagasy wilderness, and climate catastrophe

Seven Malagasy people are confirmed to have died, and more than 54,000 injured or otherwise affected, as a result of tropical cyclone Fytia. The cyclone struck Madagascar – primarily the country’s North-West – on Saturday (31st January 2026) morning, leaving the island on Sunday. Its wind of up to 210km/h and rainfall destroyed more than 1,400 homes, and flooded…

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COP30: What we need

World leaders have gathered in Belem, Brasil under the ongoing shadow of the climate catastrophe, for the 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30). The summit has begun with the world in an unprecedented level of risk from – and in the case of Madagascar experience of the impacts of – climate change, but serious questions must be asked about…

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Economy and ecology: Rajoelina sets priorities at UN

Malagasy President Andriy Rajoelina used his speech to the UN General Assembly to focus on the Malagasy economy, and its environment, noting both require and deserve help from beyond the Malagasy borders. Speaking at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday (24th September) Rajoelina said the African Growth and Opportunity Act, a deal with sub-Saharan African states which has run…

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Malagasy fady may have kept new gecko from extinction

A newly-described species of gecko may have been saved from extinction by local fady – traditional taboos or cultural prohibitions – connected to the few places in which it lives. An international team of biologists has described and named the nocturnal gecko, with mottled brown skin and cream stripes, the Paragehyra tsaranoro, after discovering it in tiny patches of…

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Children’s centre reaching even more young people

A Money for Madagascar partner’s services are so popular it is having to hold activities outdoors because its inside spaces would be overfull. The Akany Hasina centre is a day centre in Ambohitrabiby, a rural area 25km from Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo. Every Saturday, it opens its doors to young people who would otherwise have little to no access to…

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