(English) Community power: proving sustainable development works in Madagascar

lundi 24 février 2025

| agriculture, Aid, CEPF, climate, climate catastrophe, climate change, community, conservation, development, environment, farming, finance, food, forest, livelihoods, loans, Madagascar, Malagasy, Partnerships, poverty, rainforest, RFL, wildlife

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. Money for Madagascar and Malagasy people have shown sustainable development can build a better future for Madagascar, in a project which has empowered communities to protect their environment while improving their incomes and living standards. Our Empowering Communities for Conservation and Livelihoods in Madagascar initiative (ECCLiM), supported by the Critical Ecosystem…

(English) Climate Catastrophe: those most able, must act now

mardi 4 février 2025

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| agriculture, climate catastrophe, conservation, development, environment, Environmental News, forest, Madagascar, Malagasy, rainforest, wildlife

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. 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…

(English) Community loans: protecting forests, improving lives

vendredi 24 janvier 2025

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| agriculture, CEPF, conservation, finance, forest, Funding initiative, Madagascar, Malagasy, rainforest, RFL, wildlife

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. An innovative community loan scheme run by Money for Madagascar has empowered Malagasy people to generate income in new ways, developing and enacting environmentally-friendly farming and other activities. The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) created a pool of cash for Malagasy people, including women, vulnerable minority groups and young people, to…

(English) DAF: helping Malagasy people protect rainforest, the planet, and their lives and livelihoods

vendredi 3 janvier 2025

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| agriculture, conservation, DAF, Environmental News, farming, Madagascar, Malagasy, rainforest, RFL, wildlife

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. 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…

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