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Building Community Capacity for Climate Resilience Around Betampona Reserve, Madagascar

Grantee Name: Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group

Hotspot
Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands
Location
Madagascar
Amount
$441,933
Dates
Jun 2023 – Dec 2026
Keywords
Agroforestry, Awareness, Buffer zones, Climate adaptation, Community-based conservation, Geographic Information Systems, Restoration, Ecosystem resilience, Invasive alien species

Empower local communities to carry out a complementary combination of ecosystem-based adaptations, namely native forest restoration and agroforestry, to increase the buffer zone and remaining forest fragments around the Betampona Integral Nature Reserve for protection against climate change-related cyclones, tropical storms and wildfires.

Strategic Direction :

1 Empower communities and civil society to implement actions to improve the resilience of species, ecosystems, and human populations to climate change in priority KBAs

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