CONSERVATION
Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot with unique flora and fauna, it is home to more than 5% of all species on planet earth
Everything Feedback Madagascar does is with a view to conservation. By addressing peoples' primary needs (health, sanitation, agriculture) they are able to focus on longer-term challenges (education, legal tenure, livelihoods), clearing a path to the creation of sustainable livelihoods and better environmental stewardship.
We have been working with 540+ partner communities for 30 years to conserve the forest whilst improving human wellbeing, carrying out hundreds of projects with thousands of people.
Trees literally hold Madagascar together
Trees quite literally hold Madagascar together. They stop erosion and provide food and shelter for people and animals alike. We strengthen forest protection through the local population.
The inhabitants of areas next to to the forest are organised into community-based forest management associations, and forest management is transferred to them via a contract signed by the Ministry of the Environment and Forests and the local municipality.
So far, 67 of these groups have been contracted to commit to sustainable forest management covering an area of 69,000 hectares.
We help build their capacity, support the set-up of tree nurseries, sapling production and teach forest restoration and monitoring techniques.
Protection
Feedback Madagascar works closely with local communities to develop sustainable livelihoods that protect and conserve the forest and its biodiversity. Our projects help improve traditional products, increase market access, and find and train people in alternative livelihoods that align with the environment.
Feedback Madagascar has worked for over 30 years to improve human well-being and to conserve Madagascar’s forest. Our priority areas are the biodiversity hotspots of the COFAV rainforest corridor and the adjacent Tapia forest of the high plateau in Amoron’i Mania region.
