{"id":146,"date":"2019-02-27T12:51:53","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T12:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/?page_id=146"},"modified":"2025-03-11T18:49:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T18:49:10","slug":"mitsinjo-forest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/mg\/our-programmes\/forests-and-livelihoods\/mitsinjo-forest\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitsinjo Reforestation Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"qtranxs-available-languages-message qtranxs-available-languages-message-mg\">Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin'ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity.<\/p><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"edbox\">\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Torotorofotsy Wetland, located near to the Andasibe Mantadia National Park, supports an exceptional level of biodiversity.\u00a0 Its mosaic of wetland and rainforest is home to iconic but critically endangered species such as the golden mantella frog, the greater bamboo lemur and the black and white ruffed lemur.\u00a0 In recent years, despite official protected status, the unique wetland and forests have been seriously degraded.\u00a0 MfM is working with local community association, Mitsinjo, to restore the unique rainforests in all their diversity and to support local families to feed themselves and improve their standard of living without needing to resort to environmentally-destructive practices.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-760\" style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-107-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-760 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-outline\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Mitsinjo\" data-height=\"300\" data-width=\"700\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_760\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_760\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3048 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-10-21 20:40:12\" data-filename=\"web-mitsinjo-Andasibe-700x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/web-mitsinjo-Andasibe-700x300.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-760 slide-3048 msDefaultImage\" title=\"web mitsinjo Andasibe\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1196 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-06-14 15:15:48\" data-filename=\"IMG_1539-640x274.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_1539-640x274.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-760 slide-1196 msDefaultImage\" title=\"IMG_1539\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3052 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-10-21 20:46:34\" data-filename=\"akany-hasina-plant-trees-field-trip-to-Andasibe-Mitsinjo-700x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/akany-hasina-plant-trees-field-trip-to-Andasibe-Mitsinjo-700x300.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-760 slide-3052 msDefaultImage\" title=\"akany hasina plant trees field trip to Andasibe Mitsinjo\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1190 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-06-14 15:15:48\" data-filename=\"IMG_1513-640x274.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_1513-640x274.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-760 slide-1190 msDefaultImage\" title=\"IMG_1513\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1191 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-06-14 15:15:48\" data-filename=\"IMG_1524-640x274.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_1524-640x274.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-760 slide-1191 msDefaultImage\" title=\"IMG_1524\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1194 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-06-14 15:15:48\" data-filename=\"IMG_1533-640x274.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_1533-640x274.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-760 slide-1194 msDefaultImage\" title=\"IMG_1533\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3046 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-10-21 20:39:01\" data-filename=\"web-Mitsinjo-woman-craft-coop-700x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/web-Mitsinjo-woman-craft-coop-700x300.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-760 slide-3046 msDefaultImage\" title=\"web Mitsinjo woman craft coop\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3056 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-10-21 20:58:10\" data-filename=\"web-mitsinjo-lemur-2-700x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/web-mitsinjo-lemur-2-700x300.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-760 slide-3056 msDefaultImage\" title=\"web mitsinjo lemur 2\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3042 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-10-21 20:25:11\" data-filename=\"Mitsinjo-tree-seedlings-700x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mitsinjo-tree-seedlings-700x300.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-760 slide-3042 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Mitsinjo tree seedlings\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1195 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-06-14 15:15:48\" data-filename=\"IMG_1537-640x274.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_1537-640x274.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-760 slide-1195 msDefaultImage\" title=\"IMG_1537\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3050 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-10-21 20:43:51\" data-filename=\"web-mitsinjo-tree-nursery-2-700x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/web-mitsinjo-tree-nursery-2-700x300.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-760 slide-3050 msDefaultImage\" title=\"web mitsinjo tree nursery 2\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3054 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-10-21 20:56:33\" data-filename=\"web-MU-lemur-3-700x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/web-MU-lemur-3-700x300.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-760 slide-3054 msDefaultImage\" title=\"web MU lemur 3\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Since 2015, MfM has been working in partnership with Association Mitsinjo to gradually increase the area of forest around Andasibe, at a rate of about 10ha per year. Reforestation work has provided vital employment opportunities for local people and environmental education has helped to raise awareness of the value of the forests. By planting corridors to join isolated fragments of primary forest, the project also extends the habitat for many endangered species.<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>What are the benefits so far?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4>In the areas already planted, reforestation has brought immediate benefits to the land by preventing soil erosion and increasing water absorption. In the longer term, Mitsinjo\u2019s painstaking restoration technique provides the best conditions for the natural forest to regenerate. By using a mix of up to 60 carefully selected indigenous species, the Mitsinjo reforestation team harnesses the power of nature to complete the restoration process: by including a range of fast growing fruit trees, attractive to seed dispersers such as birds, fruit bats and lemurs, the team ensures wildlife is drawn to the replanted areas, bringing in seeds from other plants in their faeces and facilitating the return of the natural forest. Natural forest restoration is not a fast process, but replanted areas have seen the return of key indicator species such as the Blue Coua and brown lemurs.<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>The importance of livelihoods for long term success<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4>MfM\u2019s reforestation work with Mitsinjo has always considered the needs of the local population and has emphasised ensuring local employment in reforestation, protection and ecotourism.\u00a0 New funds starting in 2020 have made it possible to embark on sustainable livelihoods development in the hamlets of Sahatay and Sahakoa, in the Torotorofotsy buffer zone.<\/h4>\n<h4>Supporting the development of sustainable livelihoods in these isolated communities is vital for the long-term success of Mitsinjo\u2019s conservation and restoration efforts. Ninety per cent of the population living around the Torotorofotsy Protected Area are extremely poor and heavily dependent on the forest and wetland to meet their basic needs. Away from the eco-tourism hub of Andasibe village, they do not currently reap the obvious benefits of keeping the forest intact. Without their support for forest restoration and conservation, however, unsustainable subsistence agriculture, wildlife poaching and illegal logging will continue unabated, transforming this unique ecosystem into rice fields and destroying its rich biodiversity.<\/h4>\n<h4>We urgently want to scale up the pace of this important work and to increase investment in both reforestation and strengthening livelihoods for the long-term, to restore and protect the forest. <a href=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/plant-a-tree\/\">Click Here <\/a>if you are interested in helping us to do this.<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>MfM\u2019s project works to help families from the isolated and impoverished communities around Torotorofotsy to engage positively in forest restoration so they have a stake in protecting the newly planted trees and to develop improved agricultural practices which will increase their yields while reducing pressure on the ecosystem.\u00a0 The project has three main strands:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div id=\"accordions-14439\" class=\"accordions-14439 accordions\" data-accordions={&quot;lazyLoad&quot;:true,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;14439&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;collapsible&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;heightStyle&quot;:&quot;content&quot;,&quot;animateStyle&quot;:&quot;swing&quot;,&quot;animateDelay&quot;:1000,&quot;navigation&quot;:true,&quot;active&quot;:999,&quot;expandedOther&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}>\r\n                <div id=\"accordions-lazy-14439\" class=\"accordions-lazy\" accordionsId=\"14439\">\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"items\"  style=\"display:none\" >\r\n    \r\n            <div post_id=\"14439\" itemcount=\"0\"  header_id=\"header-1591797567624\" id=\"header-1591797567624\" style=\"\" class=\"accordions-head head1591797567624 border-semi-round\" toggle-text=\"\" main-text=\"Forest Restoration\">\r\n                                    <span id=\"accordion-icons-1591797567624\" class=\"accordion-icons\">\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-active accordion-plus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-inactive accordion-minus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                    <\/span>\r\n                    <span id=\"header-text-1591797567624\" class=\"accordions-head-title\">Forest Restoration<\/span>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"accordion-content content1591797567624 \">\r\n                <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\" wp-image-14442\" src=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mitsinjo-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mitsinjo-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mitsinjo-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mitsinjo-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mitsinjo-1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Restoring the rainforest in all its diversity requires great care and attention.\u00a0 Local people are employed in the planting, maintenance and protection of indigenous trees giving them a positive stake in the future of the forest.\u00a0 Ysouffa, who is in charge of Mitsinjo\u2019s nursery and responsible for reforestation, truly understands about trees and local ecology and is passionate about maintaining and restoring wildlife habitats.\u00a0 With the Mitsinjo team, he has pioneered the innovative reforestation technique and Association Mitsinjo are considered reforestation experts in Madagascar:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>Seeds and seedlings from 60-100 indigenous species are collected from the wild; divided into categories according to growth rates, and planted in the nursery<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"wp-image-14443\" src=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mitsinjo-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mitsinjo-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mitsinjo-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mitsinjo-2-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mitsinjo-2.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<h4>Tree species are selected according to various criteria including how popular they are with birds, fruit bats or lemurs. In fact, local wildlife plays an active role in the reforestation process by spreading seeds in their faeces<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>To grow successfully, each seedling requires the help of special fungi that live in their roots. These fungi must be collected from the soil of the primary forest under at least five different plant families and it takes about three months to grow enough fungi for 10,000 seedlings<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>Seedlings are nurtured and monitored in the nursery for up to eight months before they are ready to be planted out. During this time, the land is prepared for planting out<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>Seedlings are planted to emulate the natural variation of the primary forest<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"wp-image-14444 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mitsinjo-3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mitsinjo-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mitsinjo-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mitsinjo-3-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mitsinjo-3.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<h4>The newly planted areas are maintained (weeded and dead trees replaced) for at least the next three years, after which the new plants are strong enough to continue growing without assistance<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>Reforested areas are monitored in the long term<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n            <\/div>\r\n    \r\n            <div post_id=\"14439\" itemcount=\"1\"  header_id=\"header-1591797569490\" id=\"header-1591797569490\" style=\"\" class=\"accordions-head head1591797569490 border-semi-round\" toggle-text=\"\" main-text=\"Training in Sustainable Agriculture \">\r\n                                    <span id=\"accordion-icons-1591797569490\" class=\"accordion-icons\">\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-active accordion-plus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-inactive accordion-minus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                    <\/span>\r\n                    <span id=\"header-text-1591797569490\" class=\"accordions-head-title\">Training in Sustainable Agriculture <\/span>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"accordion-content content1591797569490 \">\r\n                <h4>Since 2020, families from the hamlets of Sahatay and Sahakoa in the Torotorofotsy buffer zone, have benefitted from training in improved sustainable agricultural practices to reduce the need for slash and burn farming.<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"wp-image-14445 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mitsinjo-4-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mitsinjo-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mitsinjo-4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mitsinjo-4-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mitsinjo-4.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Training has included:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>Sustainable techniques for cropping and livestock raising<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>Compost production<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>Establishing tree nurseries<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>Tree planting<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>Forest restoration<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Each family has received the seeds, plants and equipment needed to establish more sustainable and productive agricultural systems. The families are benefiting from on-going technical support, and 430 fruit trees were planted by 23 families in the first 12 months. Five hundred quick growing timber trees were also planted in the same year.<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"148\" class=\" wp-image-14446\" src=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mitsinjo-5-300x148.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mitsinjo-5-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mitsinjo-5-1024x505.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mitsinjo-5-768x379.jpg 768w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mitsinjo-5-1536x758.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mitsinjo-5-600x296.jpg 600w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mitsinjo-5.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>These benefit the families by<\/h4>\n<h4>a) providing fruit as a source of nutrition and income, and<\/h4>\n<h4>b) reducing the need to cut down the native forest for timber and firewood<\/h4>\n<h4>Each year we plan to reach more families, helping to improve lives and decrease the pressure on the forest.<\/h4>\n            <\/div>\r\n    \r\n            <div post_id=\"14439\" itemcount=\"2\"  header_id=\"header-1591797570123\" id=\"header-1591797570123\" style=\"\" class=\"accordions-head head1591797570123 border-semi-round\" toggle-text=\"\" main-text=\"Environmental Education\">\r\n                                    <span id=\"accordion-icons-1591797570123\" class=\"accordion-icons\">\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-active accordion-plus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-inactive accordion-minus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                    <\/span>\r\n                    <span id=\"header-text-1591797570123\" class=\"accordions-head-title\">Environmental Education<\/span>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"accordion-content content1591797570123 \">\r\n                <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"127\" class=\"wp-image-14447\" src=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mitsinjo-6-300x127.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mitsinjo-6-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mitsinjo-6-600x253.jpg 600w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mitsinjo-6.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>All community members are invited to awareness-raising sessions on climate change and the importance of local forest and wetland ecosystems for supporting human life. They also learn about the unique value of their local environment and the long-term opportunities, such as eco-tourism, that arise from protecting the forest and the wetland.<\/h4>\n            <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n            <\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Latest News and Appeals<\/h2>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/May-2020-Mitsinjo-update.pdf\">May 2020 Mitsinjo update<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/our-programmes\/forests-and-livelihoods\/mitsinjo-forest\/mitsinjo-reforestation-project-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024 Mitsinjo update<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Donate Now<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/product\/plant-a-seedling\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13033\" src=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Plant-a-Seedling-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"129\" height=\"144\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/product\/plant-a-tree\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13034\" src=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Plant-a-tree-300x288.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"145\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/product\/plant-a-copse\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13032\" src=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Plant-a-Copse-300x291.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"153\" height=\"166\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/product\/plant-a-woodland\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13035\" src=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Plant-a-Woodland-300x288.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"172\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/product\/plant-a-forest\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12116\" src=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Plant-a-Forest-296x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"215\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin&#8217;ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. 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