{"id":24738,"date":"2026-04-28T14:06:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/?page_id=24738"},"modified":"2026-04-28T14:07:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:07:30","slug":"one-tree-does-not-make-a-forest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/fr\/get-involved\/earth-raise-2026\/one-tree-does-not-make-a-forest\/","title":{"rendered":"(English) One Tree Does Not Make a Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Restore Forests, Renew Futures in Madagascar<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Double Your Impact with\u00a0Earth Raise 2026<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Wednesday 22nd\u00a0\u2013 Wednesday 29th\u00a0April 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

NOW OPEN \u2013 ONE DAY REMAINING<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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Earth Raise 2026 will close at 12pm tomorrow, Wednesday 29th<\/sup> April<\/strong>. The good news is that thanks to so many of your kindness and generosity, we have, at time of writing (2.32pm, UK time, Tuesday 28th April 2026), already raised 97 per cent of our target.<\/h4>\n

This means we need to raise \u00a3859, which will be doubled by our pledgers and champion funders<\/strong> to \u00a31,718, to reach our \u00a360,000 target.<\/h4>\n

To all of you who have already donated, THANK YOU<\/strong>.<\/h4>\n

Your kind donations, doubled in value, will empower Malagasy men, women and children to improve their lives and ensure they need not suffer hunger and health complications, and<\/em> help protect and expand the vital Malagasy forests and wilderness<\/strong>.<\/h4>\n

As we are so close to our \u00a360,000 target, that if you are reading this and do intend to donate \u2013 if you can \u2013 or if you know someone with whom you can share this message who would like their donation to have double the impact and<\/em> be doubled in value, there is still time to do so<\/strong>.<\/h4>\n

Please do<\/a>, before 12pm UK time, tomorrow, Wednesday 29th<\/sup> April 2026.<\/h4>\n

The \u00a360,000 we have targeted<\/strong>\u00a0will deliver\u00a0better lives for Malagasy communities<\/strong>, and\u00a0heal and grow the Malagasy wilderness upon which we all rely<\/strong>.\u00a0It will impact people\u2019s lives, and<\/em> the environment we share and need<\/strong>.<\/h4>\n

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That <\/strong>is how your donation will have double the impact<\/strong>.<\/h4>\n

Equally, every\u00a0donation<\/strong>\u00a0made\u00a0through our\u00a0Earth Raise 2026<\/a> webpage https:\/\/donate.biggive.org\/campaign\/a05WS00000Aun57YAB<\/a>\u00a0will be\u00a0doubled in value: every \u00a340 you donate will deliver \u00a380 to those people and the vital, vibrant, Malagasy wilderness<\/strong>.<\/h4>\n

\"\"<\/a>Our Resilient Forests and Livelihoods portfolio manager Christiane Randrianarisoa, explains what your donation will deliver:<\/h4>\n

‘Resilient Forests and Livelihoods is about one simple but urgent reality: forests and people cannot thrive separately.<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

\u2018We work with Malagasy communities, partners, and local organisations to understand their realities, priorities, and knowledge.<\/span> <\/em><\/h4>\n

\u2018From there, solutions are co-developed and locally led. We support practices like Dynamic Agroforestry (DAF) and climate-smart agriculture, which respond directly to the challenges communities face by restoring soil fertility, increasing productivity, diversifying income and reducing risk. They also integrate trees into farming systems, reducing pressure on natural forests.<\/span> <\/em><\/h4>\n

\u2018They make it possible for people to improve their livelihoods without degrading the ecosystems they depend on.<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

\u2018And we work with Malagasy communities to directly protect and grow the forests and wilderness, making these recognised as assets to be sustained, not resources to be depleted.<\/em><\/span>\u2019<\/h4>\n

In this way, your donation will help deliver a platform \u2013 equipment, training and seed funding \u2013 upon which Malagasy men, women and children can improve their lives and livelihoods, and protect and expand the wilderness upon which we all rely.<\/h4>\n

Ninety per cent of species here in Madagascar are found only here. We are also one\u00a0of only four \u2018carbon sinks\u2019 \u2013 areas absorbing more carbon from the atmosphere than they emit \u2013 on Earth. We are one of the world\u2019s last remaining \u2018brakes\u2019 slowing the runaway climate catastrophe.<\/h4>\n

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But we are losing our wilderness. If deforestation continues as it is, the Malagasy forests will be gone before 2065.<\/h4>\n

One reason is poverty.<\/h4>\n

More than 90 per cent of Malagasy men, women and children live on or below the global poverty baseline, most report missing at least one meal per day, and nearly 50 per cent of children here suffer stunting caused by malnutrition.\u00a0This hunger and urgent need drive\u00a0people to remove trees to create land to\u00a0grow more food.<\/h4>\n

This vicious cycle can be ended, but only if we\u00a0act\u00a0to reduce poverty\u00a0and<\/em>\u00a0protect Madagascar\u2019s wild spaces.\u00a0That\u2019s what our Earth Raise campaign<\/a> is for.<\/h4>\n

We will use what you generously donate to:<\/h4>\n

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